The U.S. News and World Report – Greg Ostrowski
“With the rising cost of higher education, more and more people have been asking the question lately: How am I going to pay for my child’s college education? There’s no easy answer to this, and for those who want their kids to succeed by sending them to the best possible school, it might seem like the biggest challenge they currently face. But getting your child into the best possible school raises another interesting question: How do we know that the higher tuition prices at “better” institutions equal a better education and career outlook? To answer this, a few layers need to be peeled back to see that some colleges deemed “best” may actually trail some others in terms of the value a student (and parents) can receive. The Brookings study. While you would expect the average Harvard graduate to make a higher salary compared with a college graduate at an “average” institution, this comparison doesn’t take into account the cost of their education and other factors.”(more)