Tag: Big 10
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Great Values in Public Education
Edward Fiske, a former education writer and editor at The New York Times, is the author of numerous “Fiske Guide” books including the extremely popular Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011, 27E His most recent book, Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College, 4E features a “Budget Ivy ” list. The author believes that…
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Best and Worst Paying College Degrees
If you are looking for an undergraduate degree that will help you earn a strong salary, think math. If you want to avoid some of the lowest paying fields, reconsider degrees related to children and food. Payscale’s survey of college degrees by starting and mid-career salary puts engineers high on the list, comprising much of…
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Top 20 Best Value Colleges
Princeton Review released its 2010 list of colleges and universities that give the most for your money. Topping the private school list: (1) Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA); (2) Harvard College (Cambridge, MA); (3) Wesleyan College (Macon, GA); (4) Princeton University (Princeton, NJ); (5) Yale University (New Haven, CT); (6) Williams College (Williamstown, MA); (7) Rice…
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Common Data Set: A Hidden Gem for Researching Colleges
Have you wished you had access to source information about colleges and universities – the type of data that goes into the U.S. News College rankings and the Fiske Guide to Colleges? Well, now you do. The Common Data Set is a favorite of many college consultants and independent educational advisors. The CDS is an…