Steven makes good points about university claims of both quality and job outcomes. I’ve known universities that spend inordinate amounts of time deciding how best to “game” their research performance rankings (eg, in which category to include certain published papers - is Organisational Behaviour included as “Business and Management” or “Psychology”). Some are also less forthcoming than they should be about their graduates’ employment prospects. My son, who studied Sports Science to fulfil a long-time ambition to be a Phys Ed teacher, wasn’t told by his university (though they undoubtedly knew it) that there was a 5 year wait after graduation for a full-time, permanent position. He ended up re-enrolling (elsewhere) and re-training as a careers advisor. The informational asymmetry facing potential students is enormous.
Steven makes good points about university claims of both quality and job outcomes. I’ve known universities that spend inordinate amounts of time deciding how best to “game” their research performance rankings (eg, in which category to include certain published papers - is Organisational Behaviour included as “Business and Management” or “Psychology”). Some are also less forthcoming than they should be about their graduates’ employment prospects. My son, who studied Sports Science to fulfil a long-time ambition to be a Phys Ed teacher, wasn’t told by his university (though they undoubtedly knew it) that there was a 5 year wait after graduation for a full-time, permanent position. He ended up re-enrolling (elsewhere) and re-training as a careers advisor. The informational asymmetry facing potential students is enormous.
Exaggerations and omissions lead to unfairness and disappointment. Let’s try transparency and honesty instead.