How to Hold Colleges Accountable?

[ucbalumnus]

@JHS

3. The employment rate of graduates tells you nothing, because it combines computer engineers, who damn sure better be employed unless they decide to surf for a few months before cashing in, with fine arts majors who will only be employed someplace other than a food serving establishment if they have given up.

Some schools do make public their post-graduation survey results by major (e.g. Berkeley, Cal Poly, MIT, Virginia Tech). However, caution should be used when comparing between schools, since survey methodology (e.g. how long after graduation?) and reporting methodology (e.g. mean or median pay?) may differ.