{"69283":{"#nid":"69283","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Degree Rated Best Investment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe value of a degree from the Georgia\nInstitute of Technology has been reaffirmed in a big way. Georgia Tech is\nnumber one on SmartMoney Magazine\u0027s list of the best 50 colleges based on\nreturn of tuition investment. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe magazine collected median pay figures from two pools of alumni, recent\ngrads and those alums 15 years out from obtaining their degrees. This was\ncompared with the actual cost of tuition. From this information, SmartMoney\ncreated a \u0022Payback Score,\u0022 reflecting an actual return on tuition\ninvestment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA Georgia Tech\neducation is the investment of a lifetime for our graduates,\u201d said Georgia Tech\nPresident G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u0026nbsp;\u201cAs innovators and leaders in business,\nindustry and government, Tech alumni are developing solutions to some of\nsociety\u2019s most pressing challenges, which benefit our state and our nation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nAccording to the survey, Georgia Tech graduates paid $87,810 in tuition,\nreceiving a median salary of $57,300. Based on this data, the payback score was\ndetermined to be 221.\u0026nbsp;This score compared with the University of Texas, Austin,\nwhich placed second with a payback score of 194. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor the complete list, please visit the \u003Ca title=\u0022SmartMoney List\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.smartmoney.com\/borrow\/student-loans\/which-colleges-help-their-grads-get-top-salaries-1312402692380\/?link=SM_mag_inside\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESmartMoney\u003C\/a\u003E website\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\nThe\nvalue of a degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology has been reaffirmed\nin a big way. Georgia Tech is number one on SmartMoney Magazine\u0027s list of\nthe best 50 colleges based on return of tuition investment. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is number one on SmartMoney Magazine\u0027s list of the best 50 colleges based on return of tuition investment."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2011-08-12 08:07:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:55","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"62801":{"id":"62801","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower Web Feature","body":null,"created":"1449176394","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:59:54","changed":"1475894547","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:27","alt":"Tech Tower Web Feature","file":{"fid":"191672","name":"Tech_Tower_WebFeature.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech_Tower_WebFeature_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tech_Tower_WebFeature_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":149983,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tech_Tower_WebFeature_0.jpg?itok=HdhpewUZ"}}},"media_ids":["62801"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.smartmoney.com\/borrow\/student-loans\/which-colleges-help-their-grads-get-top-salaries-1312402692380\/?link=SM_mag_inside","title":"SmartMoney"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"13985","name":"Base Pay"},{"id":"8563","name":"careers"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"676","name":"graduates"},{"id":"13983","name":"Return on investment"},{"id":"168053","name":"Salary"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}