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Observed earnings and career strength per sticker cost. Lower cost is a genuine advantage; higher-priced schools need stronger outcomes. Not a lifetime ROI forecast.
| Rank | University | Value index |
|---|---|---|
| #44 | Boston UniversityBoston · US · USD | 0.80Medium confidence Cost and outcome breakdownAnnual tuition + living: $83,278. Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.87× affordability · 1.00× earnings · 1.09× evidence-adjusted career strength. Equal weight to earnings and career strength in a geometric average, multiplied by relative affordability. Career fields: Technology, Consulting, Finance and Accounting. Career inputs use the same continuous adjustment as industry rankings, not inferred peer outcomes. The ordering also checks sensitivity to individual markets. Point estimate 0.91 · conservative Value index 0.80. These are model sensitivity checks, not statistical confidence bounds. No financial aid, taxes, loan interest or lifetime earnings are included. College Scorecard release 2025-05; cohorts vary. View market breakdownTechnology · 438 recorded search appearances. 0.97× career presence. 438 recorded appearances ÷ 452.0 expected = 0.97×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 0.97× · whole-institution comparison 0.92×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston10.88×104 appearances California0.82×233 appearances London1.58×5 appearances New York0.84×69 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.23×5 appearances Texas0.43×22 appearances Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds. Consulting · 25 recorded search appearances. 1.01× career presence. 25 recorded appearances ÷ 24.8 expected = 1.01×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 1.01× · whole-institution comparison 0.98×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston8.70×12 appearances California0.36×2 appearances London2.43×1 appearances New York0.73×6 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.51×3 appearances Texas0.30×1 appearances Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds. Finance and Accounting · 28 recorded search appearances. 1.91× career presence. 28 recorded appearances ÷ 14.7 expected = 1.91×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 1.91× · whole-institution comparison 1.75×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston17.15×14 appearances California1.00×3 appearances New York1.85×10 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.29×1 appearances Texas0.00×0 appearances Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds. |