Friday, June 26, 2009
UVU vs. BYU
I recently stumbled upon a report from the Utah Foundation that said that UVU graduates (at the time of the report, it was UVSC) earn a higher average salary than graduates of any other school in the state, including BYU. These numbers are skewed since many BYU graduates leave Utah after graduating and earn more income by doing so. Did the report interview these graduates? It also probably doesn't take into consideration that more female graduates from BYU end up staying home with their children rather than entering the workforce. Also, UVU is geared toward degrees that can be used in the workforce, whereas BYU offers more majors that aren't typically useful in the labor market. The moral of the story is that sometimes the numbers don't take into account all factors.
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As I recall, this study focused on business majors graduating from either institution. It was pretty specific in any case.
I know that report well as UVU has been using those figures nonstop in their campaign since it was released 2 years ago. To your first point about those who leave the state, the study did a random selection of grads and if they left the state they tracked them down. Second, I think your point about more BYU women staying home to be housewives is off. The two schools have nearly identical percentages of LDS students. Your last point about degrees is spot on because the study only focused on bachelors degrees. a much higher percentage of byu grads go on to grad school so when the survey found them they were scraping by at grad school. Remember the study was only focused on people were earning 1 year after graduation.
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