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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 |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | Northeastern UniversityBoston · US · USD | 1.01Medium confidence Cost and outcome breakdownAnnual tuition + living: $81,931. 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. View market breakdownTechnology · 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. |