RANKED: The 50 most underrated colleges in America

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"- Choosing the right college isn’t all about prestige and name recognition.

  • Business Insider compiled a list of the top 50 underrated colleges nationwide.
  • We considered reputation and earnings to determine the ranking, using data from US News & World Report and the US Department of Education.
  • The Missouri University of Science & Technology took the No. 1 spot." …

https://www.ctpost.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-50-Most-Underrated-Colleges-In-America-4609578.php

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Carnegie Mellon is underrated? Hmmmm…not in my neck of the woods!

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Sorry Dave but this is click-bait. Three schools for the first click. Sign up for Business Insider second click.

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I was only able to see first three also. I clicked on another rcommended article (50 college Best Buys) and then Found the link with all 50 underrated colleges. Didn’t have to subscribe to anything. Took a little effort, but could see all 50.

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A terrible link, in any case. Why link to an ad-filled third party rather than directly to Business Insider?
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-underrated-colleges-in-america-2018-11

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Carnegie Mellon and Georgetown underrated?

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Underrated only relative to the earnings. A case can be made that graduates of CMU and Georgetown out-earn some schools ranked higher than them because CMU has a lot of computer and engineering graduates and Georgetown sends a lot to Wall Street.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/most-underrated-colleges-in-america-2018-11

Here is the whole list

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With a few exceptions, a list of tech/engineering schools. Is anyone surprised that engineers earn a lot?
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