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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.

RankUniversityValue index
#25 Northeastern UniversityBoston · US · USD
1.01

Medium confidence

Cost and outcome breakdown

Annual tuition + living: $81,931.
Observed median earnings, 10 years after entry: $92,538.

Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.89× affordability · 1.11× earnings · 1.69× 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 1.22 · conservative Value index 1.01. 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.

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Technology · 1133 recorded search appearances. 2.40× career presence.

1133 recorded appearances ÷ 472.3 expected = 2.40×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 2.40× · whole-institution comparison 3.80×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston29.63×296 appearances
California2.23×662 appearances
London1.21×4 appearances
New York1.15×98 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.60×14 appearances
Texas1.09×59 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 · 34 recorded search appearances. 1.91× career presence.

34 recorded appearances ÷ 17.8 expected = 1.91×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 1.91× · whole-institution comparison 2.14×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston22.30×22 appearances
California1.01×4 appearances
London10.20×3 appearances
New York0.51×3 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.24×1 appearances
Texas0.42×1 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 · 29 recorded search appearances. 2.93× career presence.

29 recorded appearances ÷ 9.9 expected = 2.93×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 2.93× · whole-institution comparison 2.90×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston34.44×19 appearances
California1.98×4 appearances
New York0.82×3 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc1.29×3 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.

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