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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 |
|---|---|---|
| #54 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · US · USD | 0.76Medium confidence Cost and outcome breakdownAnnual tuition + living: $87,435. Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.83× affordability · 1.11× earnings · 1.27× 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 0.99 · conservative Value index 0.76. 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 · 840 recorded search appearances. 1.10× career presence. 840 recorded appearances ÷ 763.0 expected = 1.10×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 1.10× · whole-institution comparison 1.18×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.68×11 appearances California1.31×627 appearances London0.75×4 appearances New York0.85×118 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.29×11 appearances Texas0.79×69 appearances Most recorded appearances are in one market. This concentration is shown separately, not deducted from career presence. 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 · 48 recorded search appearances. 1.23× career presence. 48 recorded appearances ÷ 38.9 expected = 1.23×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 1.23× · whole-institution comparison 1.27×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.00×0 appearances California4.39×38 appearances London0.00×0 appearances New York0.47×6 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.32×3 appearances Texas0.19×1 appearances Most recorded appearances are in one market. This concentration is shown separately, not deducted from career presence. 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 · 51 recorded search appearances. 2.52× career presence. 51 recorded appearances ÷ 20.3 expected = 2.52×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts. Raw field-cohort comparison 2.52× · whole-institution comparison 2.14×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment. Boston0.89×1 appearances California8.94×37 appearances New York1.07×8 appearances Philadelphia + Dc0.84×4 appearances Texas0.36×1 appearances Most recorded appearances are in one market. This concentration is shown separately, not deducted from career presence. 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. |