Wall Street Journal created their own ranking based on HR recruiters

opinions a few years back. Their list was heavyily weighted towards schools strong in STEM subjects. The list looked completely different than the 1 USN&WR built. I think VT came in around 15 or so if memory serves me correct. Also, Salary.com creates a list every year based on avg. salaries for new graduates, 5 years out and then 10 years out. Virtually zero difference between VT and UVA in all 3 categories. Both high but not top 15.

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Posted: 09/16/2016 at 4:57PM

New USN&WR National University Rankings just came out. -- HOO86 09/13/2016 1:25PM

Big universities have a better profile based on earnings- -- KnoxHokie 09/17/2016 02:23AM

Completely bogus as long as UNC is in top 200. ** -- IB4TECH 09/16/2016 12:11PM

Whaaaat? That bastion of integrity and honesty? ** -- OBX 09/16/2016 2:44PM

From the TV Network perspective, who grows each network's money? -- Stech 09/15/2016 6:10PM

Most people in the know think these magazine rankings are stupid -- hokiego 09/15/2016 4:59PM

BS. Of course it's program dependent, but these things mean a bunch. -- chuckd4vt 09/16/2016 11:20PM

Funny, the professors I work with find them laughable -- Manbearpig 09/20/2016 01:01AM

They're remarkably accurate? At measuring what? -- marcbvtgm 09/19/2016 3:25PM

First chuck post I've liked. Somebody write that down ;) ** -- ren_hoek 09/17/2016 8:35PM

HR departments know they are actually predictive of success... -- lawhokie 09/16/2016 12:53PM

Agreed. Undergrad educations are fairly similar wherever you receive them. -- chuckd4vt 09/16/2016 11:47PM

Wall Street Journal created their own ranking based on HR recruiters -- BAMRising 09/16/2016 4:57PM

What about for HS student that have no clue what they want to major -- VTHokie2000 09/16/2016 09:42AM

Hopefully they will not major in a useless major and live in their parents -- hokiego 09/16/2016 10:02AM

My kid isn't college material. He's a mild Aspergers patient with a -- Hokie CPA 09/16/2016 11:59AM

Sometimes it is better to do something you love than do something that -- VTHokie2000 09/16/2016 10:19AM

Good points. In the past the type of degree was not as important -- hokiego 09/16/2016 11:49AM

I definitely don't envy today's college graduate with large -- VTHokie2000 09/16/2016 12:26PM

That's right IMO as well... -- Calamitous 09/16/2016 06:20AM

This USN&WR has been manipulated for years and that has been in the news -- VaTechie 09/15/2016 8:26PM

There's also a bias towards private schools as well. ** -- corvt2000 09/15/2016 10:17PM

When I worked at LSU.... -- Kansas Hokie 09/15/2016 9:39PM

Clemson as a prime example ** -- EDGEMAN 09/15/2016 9:08PM

#sourgrapes ;) ** -- ren_hoek 09/17/2016 8:37PM

Yep, they manipulated that system. Alabama may be doing it now. -- Old Line Hokie 09/16/2016 12:50PM

Yet those same people use them to market their schools. ** -- marcbvtgm 09/17/2016 2:14PM

I've always hated their ranking system. -- LowIQHOO 09/13/2016 9:29PM

Wrankings are inacurate, VT is always #1 :-) ** -- BigCrumpy 09/13/2016 2:50PM

More "rankings" from same website...... -- Old Line Hokie 09/13/2016 2:53PM

Seems like Tech's ranking has been dropping since we joined the ACC. -- Old Line Hokie 09/13/2016 1:39PM

I wouldn't expect the conference to make a difference -- Pylons 09/13/2016 3:54PM

I agree.... -- Old Line Hokie 09/13/2016 4:30PM

Very true. If anything, Tech makes the ACC's academic reputation better. ** -- Calamitous 09/13/2016 9:30PM

Even more so when we finally achieve AAU status. :) ** -- EDGEMAN 09/14/2016 10:55AM

Wall Street Journal created their own ranking based on HR recruiters

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