Tag: graduate salaries


When college costs don’t add up

Posted on June 7th, 2016

"You really want to keep the debt burden to around the size of your expected first-year salary for the career you’re going into." -- Greg Potts, VP of Enrollment Management at Becker College

We often discuss the dangers of taking on more student debt than you’ll be able to repay. A recent Boston Globe article highlights the difficulty many students, particularly those who are low-income, have with repaying their student loans after graduation. Comparing college net price to graduate salaries In the interactive graphic below, you can see […]

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Do graduates’ salaries matter when choosing a college?

Posted on September 23rd, 2013

With college graduates entering a still-shaky economy, graduates’ salaries are becoming an increasingly important metric in the college ranking game. But is there too much of a focus on future pay and not enough on the quality of education colleges offer?

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