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A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges

Using data from the expanded College Scorecard, this report ranks 4,500 colleges and universities by return on investment. A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges finds that bachelor’s degrees from private colleges, on average, have higher ROI than degrees from public colleges 40 years after enrollment. Community colleges and many certificate programs have the highest returns in the short term,…
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The Unequal Race for Good Jobs: How Whites Made Outsized Gains in Education and Good Jobs Compared to Blacks and Latinos

How Whites Made Outsized Gains in Education and Good Jobs Compared to Blacks and Latinos I Explore the Changes in All Jobs by Race and Educational Pathway JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJpbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS1jaGFydCUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyYm9yZGVyLWJvdHRvbSUzQSUyMDFweCUyMHNvbGlkJTIwJTIzZGVkZWRlJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjZXdnZW9yZ2V0b3duLmdpdGh1Yi5pbyUyRmdqUmFjZUFsbCUyRiUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMHNjcm9sbGluZyUzRCUyMnllcyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRSUyMCUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRQ== I Explore the Changes in Good Jobs by Race and Educational Pathway JTNDZGl2JTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJpbnRlcmFjdGl2ZS1jaGFydCUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyYm9yZGVyLWJvdHRvbSUzQSUyMDFweCUyMHNvbGlkJTIwJTIzZGVkZWRlJTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjZXdnZW9yZ2V0b3duLmdpdGh1Yi5pbyUyRmdqUmFjZUdvb2QlMkYlMjIlMjBmcmFtZWJvcmRlciUzRCUyMjAlMjIlMjBzY3JvbGxpbmclM0QlMjJ5ZXMlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0UlMjAlM0MlMkZkaXYlM0U= Equity gaps remain in access to good jobs. While Blacks and Latinos are underrepresented in good jobs, Whites hold…
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