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Old 05-09-2012, 04:04 PM
 
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UI-Springfield ranked 11th in the bottom 20 colleges not worth their tuition in 2012 (based on the ROI).

20 Colleges Not Worth Their Tuition In 2012 - Careers Articles
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Old 05-09-2012, 05:40 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Judson is also an IL school.
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Old 05-09-2012, 09:45 PM
 
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Ouch!
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Old 05-10-2012, 08:35 AM
 
Location: Lake Arlington Heights, IL
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Did I calculate out of state tuition at UIS at almost $29K per year?! I can think of a lot of other schools to go to for similar $ with better national reputations.
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Old 05-10-2012, 12:44 PM
 
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I don't know that a negative ROI would necessarily affect its national reputation. Students and parents seem to like the school. As for its eduction success or failure, I don't know how, or if, it is even ranked nationally. I believe ISU is $11K.
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:17 PM
 
Location: Chicago, IL SouthWest Suburbs
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How accurate are these polls?
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Old 05-11-2012, 03:19 PM
 
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The article explains how they reached their conclusion.
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:30 PM
 
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Basically at the top end you either have engineering schools or more selective schools where students go on to earn graduate degrees in law, business, etc.

At the bottom end you have relatively expensive schools that tend to pump out more grads in relatively low paying jobs: education, art, social workers, etc.

It would be more interesting to see what the ROI is for a teacher from school x vs. school y. Or a nurse, engineer, whatever.
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:37 PM
 
Location: Illinois
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Oooh, and I was thinking of going to UIS for awhile. Definitely glad I didn't go, though.
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Old 05-12-2012, 08:24 AM
 
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I am surprised you didn't look at ISU.
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