@thankyouforhelp “OP seems to have an agenda of pushing the Patriot League and tearing down the NESCAC. I’m not sure why. But his methodology is pretty suspect.”
Observations:
- @tk21769 "The "most desirable colleges" (or at least, the most selective) colleges may not generate the "most desirable" (or at least, the most service-oriented) outcomes."
This is exactly right. I think that a very large number of parents and students do not realize that.
- I don't think that students and parents who are looking for the small school experience, and also want to also get a good salary upon graduation understand that Patriot League schools like Lehigh, Bucknell, and Lafayette do a great job of combining the two. They are all small, and have an Economist average salary that is higher than all of the NESCAC schools. Tufts is the only NESCAC school that is close.
- What drew my attention was the Ivy League vs. NESCAC thread. The OP asks specifically about job placement, and after two pages of replies, the only person to address that has suggested that it is probably better at the NESCAC schools.
This Economist salary data suggests that average Ivy graduates from all eight Ivies are earning higher salaries than the average NESCAC graduate from every school except Tufts, which is still below the Ivy League average, but is higher than Dartmouth and Brown. In the case of Tufts, I would say it isn’t a big difference, but it is a big difference for the rest of the NESCAC, at least in the short run.
Clearly the NESCAC will be better for some students, but it is better to understand the facts up front, and make an informed decision.