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Direct linkThomas, Scott L.; Zhang, Liang – Research in Higher Education, 2005
This paper examines the impact of college quality and academic major on the earnings of a nationally representative sample of baccalaureate recipients. We extend previous work in this area by analyzing the magnitude of change in the influence of these factors at two points in the early career of these graduates. Our results demonstrate that,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, College Graduates, Wages, Majors (Students)
Peer reviewedAdams, Arvil V.; Krislov, Joseph – Research in Higher Education, 1978
Using the quartile deviation of faculty salary data as a measure of institutional quality, the authors ranked the 138 major universities designated by AAUP as Class I institutions. Since the results were similar to other ranking systems and salary data are readily available, it is argued that studies of salaries hold promise as measures of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
