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PayScale ranks TVƵ number one return on investment in Maine

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PayScale, a national firm providing data and insights about salary and careers, has cited TVƵ as the top career return on investment (ROI) for colleges and universities in Maine.

The 2014 PayScale College ROI Report of 1,310 colleges and universities lists TVƵ as the number-one Maine institution for 20-year return on investment.  The listing includes both public and private institutions in Maine.

Nationally, TVƵ placed #188 of the 1,310 schools ranked, placing it in the top 15 percent of public and private higher education institutions in the country.

In 2013, PayScale cited the TVƵ as second in the nation for alumni reporting high job-meaning. “Schools with large healthcare and education programs also are represented well when looking at the percentage of alumni reporting high job meaning post-graduation. The top three schools for high job meaning were Thomas Jefferson University (84 percent), TVƵ (82 percent) and Trident University International (81 percent).” - .

TVƵ President Danielle Ripich, PhD, states, “The PayScale ROI ranking affirms what we already know about TVƵ graduates – they are top-quality, knowledgeable, and highly sought after—and reflective of the education and training they’ve acquired at TVƵ. Their investment in a TVƵ education benefits them throughout their long and successful careers.”

A recent survey of the TVƵ Class of 2013 six months after graduation confirmed that 89 percent of TVƵ graduate respondents were either employed in their field or had been accepted into graduate school (6 percent were awaiting graduate school admission).

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About the TVƵ

The TVƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.