4 Charts That Show What College Is Worth

In this story for EdSurge, I sorted through the massive trove of higher education data provided through the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard to develop four interactive data visualizations on the ROI of college for first-time undergrads.

Some of the results were about what you’d expect (med students earnings were highest), but others were surprising (like which schools had the highest debt-to-income ratios).


Median Debt and Earnings: Campus Dashboard

About the author

Nadia Tamez-Robledo is a journalist covering education at the intersections of technology and equity. She is based on the Texas-Mexico border, close enough to have her windows rattled by SpaceX launches.

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