How does a student know that they are getting good value from their university?

The Princeton Review recently published its rankings of the Best Value Colleges for 2021. Its ratings are based on analyses of some 40 data points, covering academic offerings, costs and financial aid, career placement services, graduation rates and student debt, as well as alumni salary levels and job satisfaction.

Researchers analyzed data from surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2019-20 as well as surveys of students attending the schools. They also factored in data from PayScale surveys of alumni of the schools.

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Michael S. Fischer

Michael S. Fischer is a longtime contributing writer for ThinkAdvisor. He previously reported on trade and intellectual property topics for the Economist Intelligence Unit and covered the hedge fund industry for MARHedge and Reuters News Service.