Future Teachers, Consider Hartwick:

Its Ed Majors 6th Highest Paid In U.S.

TROY – Hartwick College has been ranked #6 among 713 colleges nationwide in Highest Paid Grads in Education by College Factual (www.collegefactual.com), a trusted resource that uses customizable tools and outcomes-based rankings systems to guide students through the college selection process.

A number of factors were used to determine these rankings, including how well the institution retains and graduates students, the average loan debt per student, the boost in expected earnings, the percentage of full-time teachers, and the average student loan default rate.

In addition to Hartwick College’s placement in Highest Paid Grads in Education, the institution also scored well in Highest Paid Grads in Health Professions, earning a #15 spot out of 694. Both of these reflect the institution’s high quality of education as compared to other schools on the list, which includes both research universities and liberal arts colleges.

You can view all of Hartwick College’s rankings here: http://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/hartwick-college/rankings/badges/

“We publish a variety of college rankings to get students and parents focused on key factors they need to consider when choosing a school,” says Bill Phelan, CEO of College Factual. “How long it will it take you to graduate? 4 or 6 years? What will your expected earnings be, and how does that compare? What’s the risk of student loan default? These are tough questions any prospective student should be asking and we highlight these factors throughout our ranking process.”

With a focus on providing sought-after data and unique decision-making tools, College Factual puts the college rankings process in the hands of students and parents and not those of institutions or national publications.

College Factual’s ranking system is based on a series of algorithms that include information from the Department of Education, nationally mandated data reporting for institutions, and Payscale.

For more information about College Factual’s rankings, visit www.collegefactual.com or contact media@collegefactual.com.