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https://www.wsj.com/rankings/college...article_inline
I know these rankings don't necessarily mean much, but we're not even in the Top 400. The methodology is heavily weighted towards salary/years to payoff tuition/graduation rate WTF Guice???
LSU - 199
Loyola - 327
Tulane - 354
ULM - 357
ULL - 383
Remember around the turn of the century, the big thing was we're a "selective admissions" institution? How's that working out?
So we are ranking schools based off the salary of its graduates?Originally Posted by Bill Brasky
That is a pretty common factor when these outlets compile rankings. US News uses it as one of the criteria when ranking law schools every year. It is not an invalid criteria, but it is very subjective if school A has a law, Med, or other high level graduate schools, and school B doesn't. It will also negatively impact us because we don't have programs that feed directly into the higher tier paying jobs.
What’s wrong with that?
It's not really the traditional point of a college education. More importantly, that number is going to be more determined by what degrees students get than it is by the quality of the education. Engineers are going to make more than history majors. That doesn't mean the history department isn't doing its job well.
I have been teaching for over two decades and the traditional point of college stopped being relevant to the last couple of generations. Most students and their parents are hyper focused on one career/goal/path and the salary etc. is a major goal in their search.
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