Public and private college grads rank about equally in life satisfaction.

<p>I agree with this.
While my D who attended a private 100% need met school got a great education, so did her sister who attended an in state directional university.
In fact, in several ways, I think the larger school was a better experience.
I would never pay extra for a " name".
<a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/19/public-and-private-college-grads-rank-about-equally-in-life-satisfaction/"&gt;http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/19/public-and-private-college-grads-rank-about-equally-in-life-satisfaction/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Bachelor’s degree recipients from private schools graduated with higher average debt than those with four-year degrees from public schools. A typical private non-profit college graduate in 2011-2012 who borrowed to complete their education graduated with $32,308 in loans (those graduating from private for-profit colleges owed even more, at about $40,038), compared with $25,640 among public university graduates the same year.

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