FLUSHING, N.Y., May 20, 2013 – A diploma from Queens College
pays off, literally. Former Secretary of Education William Bennett, co-author
of Is College Worth It?, has
evaluated 3,500 U.S. colleges and universities for their return on investment,
or ROI. Citing PayScale surveys of jobholders who earned bachelor’s degrees,
but nothing higher, Bennett finds that many schools offer poor returns for
students’ payments.
QC, by contrast, provides an
excellent ROI. According to the 2013 rankings from PayScale—a company that
analyzes salary data—the college’s 7.6 percent annual return places it 37th in
the nation, outperforming University of California-Berkeley, University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. If financial
aid is factored in, QC records a 10.7 percent return and 33rd place.
“We know that a college education
is the ultimate portable asset,” says President James Muyskens. “It’s great to
get confirmation that students can bank on QC’s reputation.
As it celebrates its 75th year,
Queens College enjoys a national reputation for its liberal arts and sciences
and pre-professional programs. With its graduate and undergraduate degrees,
honors programs, and research and internship opportunities, the college helps
its over 20,000 students realize their potential in countless ways, assisted by
an accessible, award-winning faculty. Located on a beautiful, 77-acre campus in
Flushing, the college is cited each year in the Princeton Review as one of the
nation’s 100 “Best Value” colleges,
thanks to its outstanding academics, generous financial aid packages, and
relatively low costs. More info on Queens College at www.qc.cuny.edu.
