UT/other school recent grad salaries

[victory88 5663]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Unless you're going to a top top school, I believe the undergrad school doesn't matter. Many schools, even UT, don't provide the value. I understand the school, students and parents want to think the value is there but it isn't.

Personally I've come to believe that my UT degree is of no extra value and I was there when it was really cheap. I guess it helped me to get my first job out of college and then no one, including me, ever cared about it again. I spent 5 years and a relatively a fair amount of money to have fun. 

I went to a decently competitive grad school program.  I had 115 classmates.  We had classmates from Ivy Leagues, to bigger state schools like Texas, and classmates that went to small schools after going to CC.  Standard test scores basically eliminate the value of the undergrad school.  Do well on your test scores and you will be competitive for any program.  Unless you have money to throw, there’s really no need to go to the likes of TCU, SMU, Baylor over schools like UT-Dallas.  My sister just graduated from UH and is making 80k her first year out and went on a full ride.  Her friends that went to Texas with the same degree are in way more debt and aren’t landing jobs with higher pay.

[RDCanecutter 26377]

4 hours ago, troph said:

In a similar line of thinking my ex wants us to consider European universities. 

Million years ago I was taking a German class in the US, and the professor pretty much told us we were crazy to pay to study German in the US when we could be studying it for free at a German university.

At the time, the cost of crossing the ocean was a big deal, but now it's a blip compared to simply living in a college town, much less tuition.

[troph 24781]

53 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Million years ago I was taking a German class in the US, and the professor pretty much told us we were crazy to pay to study German in the US when we could be studying it for free at a German university.

At the time, the cost of crossing the ocean was a big deal, but now it's a blip compared to simply living in a college town, much less tuition.

Yeah I think cheap or even free is still possible. I haven’t spent a lot of time looking at it bc my oldest can’t handle it, but in a few years we will probably give it serious thought for my other sons.

Edited November 4, 2021 by troph

[Godzillatron 292]

In my industry - infrastructure design - you have to have a 4 year stem degree. Starting pay in the $60s. It’s the same regardless of school, so you should pick the cheapest school with a good 4 year program.

[tx 3 putt 76863]

On 11/4/2021 at 1:00 PM, victory88 said:

My sister just graduated from UH and is making 80k her first year out and went on a full ride. 

 

good for her, hope she's in a great spot 

[blacklab 11926]

On 11/4/2021 at 1:00 PM, victory88 said:

  My sister just graduated from UH and is making 80k her first year out and went on a full ride.  

What did she major in and what kind of job does she have?

[tx 3 putt 76863]

46 minutes ago, blacklab said:

What did she major in and what kind of job does she have?

[Gatorubet 30184]

This is true.  I hired a few East Coast devs for large internal IT projects.  Six devs lacked formal college education. But they made open source contributions (code merged to master) and built fairly complex "web apps" in middle/high school.  Two of my long-time hires are from Costa Rica--with no formal college either.  However they can customize the Linux kernel for client projects and complete other system-level requirements without issue.  

I got Costa Rica!

[TurkeyChew 383]

 

Entry-level workers in tech, banking and consulting are now accepting six-figure offers, irking some more established, early-career workers who were hired at lower salary ranges. The Wall Street Journal reports major banks — including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup — bumped analysts' pay to $100,000 last year, then quickly tacked on another $10,000. Major consultancies now also have a $100,000 floor. The rush to snag six-figure hires comes as firms struggle to staff up during the Great Reshuffle and more established professionals quit or retire early.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-grad-starting-salary-100-000-class-2022-11646852551

[Nice Guy Eddie 13507]

6 hours ago, TurkeyChew said:

 

Entry-level workers in tech, banking and consulting are now accepting six-figure offers, irking some more established, early-career workers who were hired at lower salary ranges. The Wall Street Journal reports major banks — including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup — bumped analysts' pay to $100,000 last year, then quickly tacked on another $10,000. Major consultancies now also have a $100,000 floor. The rush to snag six-figure hires comes as firms struggle to staff up during the Great Reshuffle and more established professionals quit or retire early.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-grad-starting-salary-100-000-class-2022-11646852551

I would laugh at anyone that was seriously pissed that they were hired 15 years ago at half of todays starting salary. Now If the comment was made in a back-in-my-day way, that’s ok. But mad or annoyed by it? That’s weak.

now if entry level is 110k, and a 4-year vet is earning 120k, I can understand their annoyance but they can leave if they’re mad. Another employer will almost always value you more than your current. I’ve never understood anyone that routinely complains that they’re not paid enough. If true, that’s easy to fix.

[52-80 19142]

cuz of inflation 100k now is worth like 33 dollars

[Hefeweizen 5310]

We’ve seen about 15 to 20 percent real price inflation in salaries.  What was 65 k last year is now 75 starting and the 80-85 three to four year experienced are at 100 basically.  
 

So yeah, my rates are going up 20 percent this year and if clients want to fuck around and find out they are welcome to do it.

[victory88 5663]

On 11/7/2021 at 9:54 PM, blacklab said:

What did she major in and what kind of job does she have?

Sorry I just saw this.  She works for Berkeley Research group.  She majored in accounting and then got her MPA and is now on her last cpa test.  Hopefully it will open more doors for her.

[victory88 5663]

2 hours ago, Hefeweizen said:

We’ve seen about 15 to 20 percent real price inflation in salaries.  What was 65 k last year is now 75 starting and the 80-85 three to four year experienced are at 100 basically.  
 

So yeah, my rates are going up 20 percent this year and if clients want to fuck around and find out they are welcome to do it.

I raised all my prices this year as well.  I have new grad staff that I’m paying $45 an hour with a 2 year associate degree.  Salaries have got out hand.  Supplies are all way more expensive now too.