That's because most of them stay in Florida and get paid in sunshine (and proximity to Gator games).
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > <http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/> > > > > > > July 21st, 2009 06:14pm > UF students can party, but earn less than > others<http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/10607/uf-students-can-party-but-earn-less-than-others/> > > by Nathan Crabbe <http://chalkboard.blogs.gainesville.com/author/crabbe/>– > Gainesville SUN > > > > > > University of Florida students might want to save some of their beer money > to supplement their incomes after they graduate. > > A new > survey<http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-party-colleges.asp>finds > that UF lags behind several other universities deemed to be party > schools in the earning potential of graduates. While the Princeton Review > ranks UF as nation’s top party > school<http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080729/NEWS/386204299>, > the survey places the income of Gator grads behind five other schools on the > same list. > > UF graduates with bachelor’s degrees earn average starting salaries of > $47,300 and mid-career slaries of $88,400, according to the survey. > > PayScale, a Web site that collects salary data, put together the > information. The numbers come from 1.2 million site users who reported their > education and salary information over the past year, according to the New > York > Times<http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/do-elite-colleges-produce-the-best-paid-graduates/> > . > > The list of party schools ranked according to median mid-career salaries is > below. Check out the site for the full > rankings<http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp>, > which place UF behind several other state schools. > > Top Party Colleges By Salary > Potential<http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-party-colleges.asp> > > <http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-party-colleges.asp> > > > *Methodology* > Annual pay for Bachelors graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting > graduates have 2 years of experience; mid-career have 15 years. See full > methodology <http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/salary-report.asp> for > more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
