UConn grads out-earn Ivy Leaguers

Seriously, the Ivy Tower is falling

Drake may talk about “10 Bands” like it’s nothing, but to us humble Huskies, even a fraction of that amount is a small victory. For those of you who are out of the loop, one “band” = $1,000

A recent report of the “value of university”  by The Economist shows that UConn alumni who believed they would be earning $51,917 (approximately 52 “bands”) from their careers actually went on to make a median of $53,900 (approximately 54 “bands”). In reality, this amounts to a net gain of $1,983 per year.

This ranks UConn at #327 in terms of value of degree. What does this mean?

Paltry Yale ranked #1270 who underperformed by nearly 10 “bands”. Yale graduates expected to make $75,596 , but in reality their median earnings turned out to be 66,000 (that’s a difference of $9,596).

Princeton was ranked at #770, with graduates making $988 less (almost a whole “band”) than they would have expected ( expected $76,0880- median $75,100).

Another Ivy League school, Brown, was ranked #1125, with graduates making $3,902 LESS than they would have expected (a little less than four “bands”).

Taking into account that UConn’s tuition costs for 2015-2016 were $9,858 per year , as opposed to Yale’s $45,800, Princeton’s $40,170 and Brown’s $46,408 price tags, what a steal!

I don’t know about the rest of you, but this has me pretty pumped. As Juicy J once said, “Bands make her dance”, and although I may not be a female, I still hit that “Nae Nae”.

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