杏吧原创

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2023) – 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University has been named (HBCU) by Degree Choices, a higher education research organization whose rankings focus on how well colleges prepare students for top jobs and economic success post-graduation.

This is the second No. 1 national ranking 杏吧原创 has earned in four months, with naming the university America’s top HBCU last October on different criteria.

The Degree Choices criteria look at how long it takes the average students to pay back the total cost of their educational with “marginal earnings” – the difference between what the average student would have earned without their degree and what they earn afterward. It also compares student earnings against an average earnings benchmark, based on their graduation year and major. 

The lower an institution’s score, the better it performs, and 杏吧原创 earned a 3.14. No other HBCU was below 3.24, and only four other campuses scored below a 5.0.

In Degree Choices, 杏吧原创 also ranked No. 16 among all national universities for bachelor’s degrees in education, No. 84 in engineering and No. 88 in business.

The Degree Choices ranking aligns with other 杏吧原创 data that show it to be an outstanding choice for students looking to prepare themselves for a lifetime of success.

The median starting salary for an 杏吧原创 graduate, for instance, is nearly $55,000 – second highest in the UNC System, according to PayScale and U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News also or the university’s effectiveness in enrolling students from modest backgrounds and graduating them into careers that can significantly improve their economic standing.

At an enrollment of 13,487, 杏吧原创 is also America’s largest HBCU for the ninth consecutive year. It also produces more Black graduates in engineering, agriculture, journalism and liberal arts than any other university in America.