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dy7ugmfma2gg :
That last sentence is crucial. A college degree yields higher lifetime earnings.
2026-10-09 11:29:22
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OnlyWhenImBored :
My daughter went to Yale. She had a job before senior started and will make just shy of $200k her first year out
2026-10-09 14:41:59
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Mags :
I’ve been told that I got my job, in part, because of where I went to school. I went to Columbia.
2026-10-09 03:12:39
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Cupo :
The part you don’t consider here is that your university also creates your network
2026-10-09 10:42:05
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Anthony :
It also depends on the school. Go to Williams, you can major in art history, and then get a job at a hedge fund...
2026-10-09 02:36:44
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Em :
I think location also matters cause ofc the salaries in places like Alabama is going to be lower than in the Northeast. Obviously not all graduates stay in the general area their college is in, but many do.
2026-10-09 03:32:16
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James :
It's outrageous to say that all Carnegie Mellon Comp Sci grads all make 270k a year four years after graduation.
2026-10-09 04:53:12
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snowdrop7897 :
Her statement that school prestige matters less for the earnings of people who major in the humanities is inaccurate. If you go to a prestigious liberal arts college and study English, you are far more likely to get a high paying job than someone who studies English at their local uni
2026-10-09 19:11:05
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Maria :
Tbf music majors make no money
2026-10-09 20:14:07
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Jake :
Need to control for school selection bias.
2026-10-09 02:30:00
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CrystalObsessed🔮💜🔮 :
I majored in math and am barely above poverty
2026-10-09 03:28:14
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pink cream :
you should also take in account the wealth of the students going into the university, there is a lot of wealth loss with connections at top universities, which is some of the reason why they get jobs
2026-10-09 03:59:09
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Lou Bricant :
This video does not touch on the difference in cost of a 4 year degree from AL vs. Carnegie Mellon. Sure, you COULD earn more, but you could also be paying off a much larger student loan balance. ✌
2026-10-09 03:05:34
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TheRealBigNickEnergy :
Yeah, it really matters where you go to school for music. Networking is everything and you’re toast if your alumni network isn’t helping each other…
2026-10-09 13:51:28
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Reezy0011 :
Where is this chart?
2026-10-09 17:32:09
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POo :
What about accounting
2026-10-09 02:46:37
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Roxanne G. :
Did you control for SAT scores? Like does it matter if someone with 1500 SAT score go to Alabama versus Harvard? What about long term? Alabama CS graduate will probably only get offers in region, but not NYC or Silicon Valley. But what about ten years in? I thinking about Tim Cook as an example.
2026-10-09 03:06:14
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Brun_Homme :
But can’t that be a function of the connections you make at the larger named programs? Like they don’t necessarily know more or are more competent.
2026-10-09 19:37:20
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Jimba :
This is purely from an earnings POV, but most Americans seem to view it from a status POV, and their obsession with where you studied anecdotally suggests it matters a lot.
2026-10-09 05:59:06
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Subir Thapa :
What about Fine Arts ? You really cant value the work of Art like the other numbers can you? Sometimes its exponentially sometimes its nothing to the people who see art.
2026-10-09 14:52:23
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aprilamking :
I would never have gotten my entry level job without going to an elite school given I had no network in my field.
2026-10-09 20:39:36
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Shahrulazwad :
Yes. It's always about the major
2026-10-09 16:59:31
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Robert Guajardo :
does where you went to college matter less after the 4 years? i would think at that point, experience / skills matter more?
2026-10-09 14:50:58
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the.nyc.com :
It’d be helpful to know whether the data is of those who pursued jobs directly related to their major. Based on experience, those who went to prestigious universities, even if they studied the humanities or social sciences, benefitted from the latitude to venture into completely unrelated fields and make good money. For example, someone from a top 20 school who studied English went on to work in tech, coding and designing. Another who studied theater went on to work in finance. There are plenty of examples of those who went to prestigious universities making good money whether they choose to stay or go into a field directly related to their major, but perhaps the cost of college narrows the benefit for these exceptional people, who regardless of where they go to school, can learn and adapt and succeed in a number of settings.
2026-10-09 21:24:00
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Karen TD :
Prestige matters. Especially to the quality of the position and where in the range you fall. That is why the government is trying to limit those who get in to those schools and limit it to people who already have money and don't need loans and grants.
2026-10-09 16:05:48
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