[von949]

A UNLV degree, it turns out, is pretty valuable - Las Vegas Sun News

UNLV ranked 129 among 419 public universities in terms of its degrees' annual
return on investment, according to Payscale.


The average UNLV graduate earns a 9 percent annual return on their college
investment, which is a better investment than the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond
note at 3.4 percent. This means that a UNLV graduate will earn more in 20 years
than someone who takes their tuition money and invests it in a 20-year Treasury
bond and works straight out of high school.

There used to be a poster that would always claim that UNLV was the worst university in the country. Can't remember who that person was?

[MSchu]

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/top-b...134057537.html

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by MSchu

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/top-b...134057537.html

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[MediocreButArrogant]

Don't expect Google to come knocking if all you've got is a CS degree from UNLV.

In other fields it probably doesn't matter much, say a BS in Accounting, and in others it would be a positive, thinking mainly of hospitality.

[OmegaSupreme]

a degree is very expensive in this country, so hard to say if it's worth it or not

however:

-you are certainly more likely to get hired over someone who doesn't have one (all else being equal)
-even if your degree doesn't directly apply to the job you're going for, it demonstrates ability and dedication/commitment

[swagger]

The average UNLV graduate earns a 9 percent annual return on their college
investment, which is a better investment than the 20-year U.S. Treasury bond
note at 3.4 percent. This means that a UNLV graduate will earn more in 20 years
than someone who takes their tuition money and invests it in a 20-year Treasury
bond and works straight out of high school.

Whoever is buying treasury bonds these days is insane. Makes me wonder why they used that as a basis for comparison...

Maybe the comparison wouldn't have been so good if they'd put that money into a dj index fund or something else that's a much more likely investment vehicle than treasury bonds...

[LVAllen]

Originally Posted by swagger

Whoever is buying treasury bonds these days is insane. Makes me wonder why they used that as a basis for comparison...

Maybe the comparison wouldn't have been so good if they'd put that money into a dj index fund or something else that's a much more likely investment vehicle than treasury bonds...

The idea is that the T-bill or T-bond is considered virtually risk-free. So the comparison attempts to determine the risk-benefit of attending UNLV. If you were totally risk averse, and didn't want to chance the possibility of being unable to find a job after dropping money on tuition, you could take that money and invest it in a Treasury bond. But, on average, going to school at UNLV gives you a better rate of return than the risk-free scenario. This may not be the case if you wanted to attend For-Profit IPayU Southern School of the Mojave Desert, Inc.

[Willy702]

People get ridiculous when trying to put a value on UNLV. Its a college degree, many fields with high paying jobs will require this to even look at you as an employee.

Its an opportunity to network, which for some reason too many people don't "get" is a large reason to attend college. You may not be networking with Harvard or Yale students, but its still people who are going to go on and have solid careers in LV and elsewhere and they will be people you will keep in touch with for decades to come. If you think just learning stuff out of a book or in an online class is what you need to do to get that degree, you'll fall behind in the future.

Its an opportunity to accomplish something. May not seem like much to those who disparage UNLV or any lesser regarded school, but you still have to put in the work, get the grades, finish the track you choose...and get the degree. If you think its easy, just remember more than half who start don't finish.

[ddrhazy]

I would say their education is on par with the CSU system.

[shaggers_jr]

This is such a silly question. How long is a piece of string? Some universities have great reputations for some things, others have great reputations in other areas. If you want to study hospitality or gaming science, then UNLV is your first choice. If you want to study philosophy or ancient history, I suggest somewhere with vines growing on it.