California vs Massachusetts! Which State has better Universities?

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by tmac9wr

I don't think you can say it dominates. It may win in some people's opinions, but as it was mentioned before from the US News rankings, Cali has 12 top 100 schools and Mass 9. Both have 2 Top 10 schools.

For Liberal Arts schools, Mass has 3 Top 10, Cali 1. And of the top 30, Mass 5, Cali 4 (all in Claremont!). As I was saying before, you can definitely make a case for either side...but it's tough to say either one dominates the other.

If you're talking strictly about Public schools, then yes, Cali dominates.

My language was a tad hyperbolic, yes. Nicely informative post, sir.

[john_starks]

i think its a tie

Mass is the brain trust of america and CA is pretty close if not the same


its funny because New England....kind of is the hotbed of educaion and its 1/2 the size of Cali

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by john_starks

its funny because New England....kind of is the hotbed of education and its 1/2 the size of Cali

California is 1/2 as white as New England--meaning the most integrated, wealthy and highly educated assimilated racial group in this country constitutes 8 out of 10 New Englanders.

California is also has 6 times as many immigrants as New England and probably ten times as many illegals. I mean, if you wanted to talk about how small New England is, then we can talk about how impressive California is despite potential setbacks due to the demography of our state.

Population
New England 14.2 Million
California 36.5 Million

Foreign Born Population
New England 1.6 Million(11.2%)
California 10.0 Million(27.4%)

Non Hispanic White Population
New England 11.5 Million(80.9%)
California 15.5 Million(42.4%)