Higher ranked colleges don’t necessarily give a better education

Today’s Video of the Day comes from Binghamton University and features a look at how higher ranked colleges don’t necessarily provide a better education for students.

In an era where the cost of secondary education has become an increasingly limiting factor for prospective students, researchers set out to examine how the prestige of an academic institution related to the quality of experience for the student.

Using data from over 80,000 students, the study found that a college or university’s ranking had little to do with student engagement.

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By Rory Arnold, Earth.com Staff Writer

Video Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York