CMU ranked 59 for improving earnings of students by Educate to Career
Central Michigan University has been named as one of the best colleges in the nation for education to career for improving the earnings and attaining quality employment of students.
The university was ranked 59 out of 1,224 schools across the nation by Educate to Career. Educate to Career is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that analyzes student quality when they start college, the costs of attending college, and the outcome of the student when they start their careers.
“The crisis in higher education is not one of education,” said Michael R. Havis, president and founder of Educate To Career, in a statement released Tuesday. “The crisis is one of failed outcomes, in which 50 percent of recent college graduates earn degrees that are not tracking to jobs or careers relevant to their degrees."
Havis said 70 percent of college graduates enter the job market with an average of $33,000 in student loans and other debt.
CMU is one of two Michigan colleges ranked in the top 100 according to the Educate to Career database. Grand Valley State University came in at number 24.
Western Michigan University ranked 232 and Eastern Michigan University was ranked at 598. University of Michigan was ranked 405. Michigan State University was ranked 468.
