Degree value rank

BYU at #77, based on total lifetimie earnings. But if you look at ROI it is 14.1% which is higher than the top ranked degrees. Utah is #281. Using ROI we are 3rd in the nation.



http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/bs_collegeROI_0621.html

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700047526/BYU-ranks-77th-in-country-for-degree-value.html

Keep in mind also that these numbers include quite a few nuances that push us further down the list.



1) Many if not most grads prefer to stay in Utah or chose to move TO Utah at some point in their careers. I think Utah has had below-average professional salaries for years.



2) Many BYU grads go on missions, retire early or serve in the church in their later years while others continue their careers.



3) I wonder if this is a per capita number since Mormons live longer than the general population. We will therefore have a larger non-earning population to divide by when cutting up the wealth.



4) More than 50% of BYU grads are female and I suspect that a much larger percent of our female graduates do not enter or stay in the workforce after graduation (and marriage). Many do for sure, but not at the rates seen at other colleges.