How Much is an Ivy League Degree Worth?

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From CNBC: “….. with soaring tuition bills and students graduating with huge debts and no jobs, the value of higher education has been slammed in recent months. But while a college degree is by no means the only determining factor for a tech startup's success, it turns out that it does make a difference.

“In a survey of technology entrepreneurs, the Kauffman Foundation found that graduates of Ivy League and top-tier universities were over-represented, with 8 percent from an Ivy League background and nearly 20 percent from a top 10 university such as UC Berkeley, Stanford and MIT. Overall, 92 percent had earned a college degree.

“Tech founders with Ivy League degrees also tended to start companies that produced higher revenue and employed more workers than the average, the report added….”

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