Alumni of Scheller College of Business at Georgia Institute of Technology gave their alma mater the highest scores when asked if the degree was worth the time, cost and resources they spent. Scheller tied with Binghamton University on this metric
WAS THE DEGREE WORTH THE COST, TIME & RESOURCES?
Our survey asks two questions to gauge the degree to which alumni believe their business degree was worth the tuition, time, and other resources. Answers are based on a 10-point scale with 10 being most worth it.
- Do you believe your business degree was worth its cost in tuition?
- Do you believe your business degree was worth its cost in time and resources?
Do you believe your business degree was worth its cost in tuition? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Worth The Cost |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 9.7 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.7 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 9.6 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.6 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.3 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.2 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 9.2 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.1 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 9.1 |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 9.1 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 9.0 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 9.0 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 9.0 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 8.9 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 8.9 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 8.9 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.9 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 8.9 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 8.9 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 8.8 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 8.8 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 8.8 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 8.8 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.8 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 8.7 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 8.7 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 8.7 |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 8.7 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.7 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 8.7 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 8.6 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.6 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 8.6 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 8.5 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 8.5 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 8.5 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 8.5 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 8.5 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 8.5 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 8.4 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.4 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 8.4 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.4 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 8.4 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 8.3 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 8.3 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 8.3 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 8.3 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 8.3 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 8.3 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 8.3 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 8.2 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.2 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 8.2 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.2 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.2 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 8.2 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 8.2 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 8.1 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 8.1 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 8.0 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 8.0 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 8.0 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 7.9 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 7.9 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 7.9 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 7.9 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 7.8 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 7.8 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 7.7 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 7.7 |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 7.7 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 7.7 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 7.6 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 7.6 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 7.6 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 7.6 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 7.6 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 7.6 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 7.5 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 7.5 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.5 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.4 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 7.4 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 7.4 |
| 43 | Providence College | 7.4 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 7.4 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 7.4 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 7.4 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 7.3 |
| 74 | Towson University | 7.3 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 7.1 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 7.1 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 7.1 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 7.1 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 7.0 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 7.0 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 7.0 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 6.9 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 6.9 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 6.9 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 6.7 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 5.5 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 5.3 |
Do you believe your business degree was worth its cost in time and resources? |
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| 2025 Overall Rank | School | Worth The Time |
| 92 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally) | 10.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) | 9.7 |
| 19 | University of Illinois (Gies) | 9.7 |
| 23 | Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.6 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (McIntire) | 9.6 |
| 20 | William & Mary (Mason) | 9.6 |
| 2 | Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson) | 9.5 |
| 30 | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.5 |
| 28 | Texas Christian University (Neeley) | 9.5 |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) | 9.5 |
| 31 | Binghamton University | 9.4 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | 9.4 |
| 25 | Bucknell University (Freeman) | 9.4 |
| 33 | University of Georgia (Terry) | 9.4 |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 9.4 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.4 |
| 17 | University of Richmond (Robins) | 9.4 |
| 3 | University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.4 |
| 51 | Bryant University | 9.3 |
| 48 | Butler University (Lacy) | 9.3 |
| 38 | Elon University (Love) | 9.3 |
| 4 | Georgetown University (McDonough) | 9.3 |
| 27 | Trinity University (Neidorff) | 9.3 |
| 40 | University of Houston (Bauer) | 9.3 |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) | 9.3 |
| 50 | Texas A&M University (Mays) | 9.2 |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh | 9.2 |
| 86 | University of the Pacific (Eberhardt) | 9.2 |
| 45 | Miami University (Farmer) | 9.1 |
| 11 | University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.1 |
| 57 | University of South Carolina (Darla Moore) | 9.1 |
| 70 | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | 9.1 |
| 18 | Wake Forest University | 9.1 |
| 83 | Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) | 9.0 |
| 73 | Iona University (LaPenta) | 9.0 |
| 5 | New York University (Stern) | 9.0 |
| 36 | Purdue University (Daniels) | 9.0 |
| 24 | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | 9.0 |
| 54 | University of Tennessee (Haslam) | 9.0 |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 9.0 |
| 29 | Fordham University (Gabelli) | 8.9 |
| 72 | Hult International Business School | 8.9 |
| 26 | Lehigh University | 8.9 |
| 35 | Tulane University (Freeman) | 8.9 |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.9 |
| 12 | Villanova University | 8.9 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.8 |
| 37 | Fairfield University (Dolan) | 8.8 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois University | 8.8 |
| 95 | University of Akron | 8.8 |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire (Paul) | 8.8 |
| 87 | University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Cameron) | 8.8 |
| 16 | Boston University (Questrom) | 8.7 |
| 8 | Emory University (Goizueta) | 8.7 |
| 88 | Florida International University | 8.7 |
| 68 | Michigan State University (Broad) | 8.7 |
| 13 | Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim) | 8.7 |
| 89 | Texas Tech University (Rawls) | 8.7 |
| 63 | University of Connecticut | 8.7 |
| 52 | University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.7 |
| 21 | University of Miami (Herbert) | 8.7 |
| 6 | Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) | 8.7 |
| 61 | Florida Southern College (Barnett) | 8.6 |
| 55 | Loyola Marymount University | 8.6 |
| 97 | San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.6 |
| 53 | The College of New Jersey | 8.6 |
| 49 | University of Dayton | 8.6 |
| 71 | University of Missouri-Columbia (Trulaske) | 8.6 |
| 79 | Ohio University | 8.5 |
| 44 | Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick | 8.5 |
| 80 | Rutgers Business School – Newark | 8.5 |
| 32 | University of Washington (Foster) | 8.5 |
| 69 | Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.4 |
| 65 | Duquesne University (Palumbo Donahue) | 8.4 |
| 99 | Iowa State University (Ivy) | 8.4 |
| 76 | Marian University (Indianapolis) | 8.4 |
| 78 | Roger Williams University (Gabelli) | 8.4 |
| 91 | Saint Joseph’s University (Haub) | 8.4 |
| 64 | St. John’s University (Tobin) | 8.4 |
| 75 | Texas State University (McCoy) | 8.4 |
| 43 | Providence College | 8.3 |
| 59 | Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.2 |
| 96 | Oregon State University | 8.2 |
| 66 | Seton Hall University (Stillman) | 8.2 |
| 39 | Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.2 |
| 81 | University of Denver (Daniels) | 8.2 |
| 56 | University of San Diego (Knauss) | 8.2 |
| 62 | University of St. Thomas (Opus) | 8.2 |
| 93 | American University (Kogod) | 8.1 |
| 82 | Ithaca College | 8.1 |
| 85 | Sacred Heart University | 8.0 |
| 74 | Towson University | 8.0 |
| 94 | University of Kentucky (Gatton) | 8.0 |
| 46 | Lipscomb University | 7.9 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology (Saunders) | 7.9 |
| 100 | University of Kansas | 7.9 |
| 42 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.9 |
| 67 | Saint Louis University (Chaifetz) | 7.8 |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University (Coles) | 7.7 |
| 101 | San Diego State University (Fowler) | 7.7 |
| 77 | Seattle University (Albers) | 7.6 |
| 90 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.0 |
| 102 | Adelphi University (Willumstad) | 6.4 |
| 103 | University of Texas at Arlington | 5.1 |
OVERALL EXPERIENCE SATISFACTION? (Page 1)
WAS THE DEGREE WORTH THE TIME AND COST? (Page 2)
FACULTY QUALITY & ACCESSIBILITY (Page 3)
ADVISING QUALITY (Page 4)
BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK (Page 5)
CLIMBING THE LADDER (Page 6)
CAREER OUTCOMES (Page 7)
SKILL DEVELOPMENT (Page 8)
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE (Page 9)
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