<p>Payscale can’t incorporate professional degrees in this salary report since that would emphasize the value of the terminal degree, which would be the leading factor that contributes to the jobs that people who pursue additional schooling get. Payscale is trying to ISOLATE the value of the UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE with this ranking and this is the best way to do this</p>
<p>Agree. And since most graduates of top schools pursue MD, JD and MBA degrees, this is really a meaningless exercise for payscale to attempt since the universe being measured has been so completely downsized, and is completely out of sync with the careers of most top graduates.</p>