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<li><p>“While the data are not from a randomized scientific sample”</p></li>
<li><p>“An important note: The data include only survey respondents whose highest academic degree is a bachelor’s. Therefore, doctors, lawyers and others in high-paying jobs that require advanced degrees are not included in the data set.” </p></li>
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<p>That means no MBA’s, either. </p>
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<li>"He also said that for many schools including alumni with advanced degrees would bring down their median salaries, because in PayScale’s sample advanced degree recipients are primarily teachers getting master’s degrees in order to teach. " </li>
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<p>Because as we NU students know, most of the people graduating from NU go on to teach :facepalm:.</p>
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<li><p>“Unfortunately, Mr. Lee says that year over year comparisons are difficult because the methodology changes from year to year. For example, the coding for career choices changes from year to year, depending on how survey respondents label themselves.”</p></li>
<li><p>“A note: PayScale declined to say how big the sample size was for each school, but said that for the bigger schools in many cases the responses numbered “in the hundreds.” For many smaller schools PayScale has not provided as much detailed statistical information because it said the sample size was too small.”</p></li>
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<p>I could get more scientific results by augury (that’s divining through goat entrails, just fyi).</p>