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College quality as revealed by willingness-to-pay for college graduates

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  • John J. Green
  • Peter F. Orazem
  • Nicole S. Swepston

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This study measures college quality by the amount by which the college adds to the salary of its students above what the median market value would be for the same majors and student quality. Commonly used national rankings of colleges such as U.S. News and World Report or Forbes are heavily biased by a college’s average salaries and the quality of the students it enrolls, and not by the actual value-added by the colleges. Once student quality and mix of majors are controlled, salary differences between elite and nonelite schools largely disappear.

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  • John J. Green & Peter F. Orazem & Nicole S. Swepston, 2024. "College quality as revealed by willingness-to-pay for college graduates," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 255-274, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:32:y:2024:i:2:p:255-274
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2023.2206985
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