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Where should I go next fall? / Re: SLU ($$) vs. Kent ($) vs. IUPUI ($$)
« on: March 28, 2007, 08:30:58 PM »SLU:
Starting Salaries (2004 Graduates Employed Full-time)
Private sector (25th-75th percentile): $49,000 - $67,500
Median in the private sector: $56,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information: 55%
Median in public service: $33,972
WASHU:
Starting Salaries (2004 Graduates Employed Full-time)
Private sector (25th-75th percentile): $82,000 - $125,000
Median in the private sector: $90,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information: 42%
Median in public service: $49,105
Kent:
Starting Salaries (2004 Graduates Employed Full-time)
Private sector (25th-75th percentile): $55,000 - $96,000
Median in the private sector: $69,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information: 47%
Median in public service: $43,222
You have to bear in mind that St. Louis has one of the lowest costs of living among all major cities in the U.S. $500 will get you a nice apartment, while something comparable in Chicago would cost you AT LEAST $1,000. SLU has a good, respectable reputation in the Midwest.