Graph Shows Breakdown Of Average Salaries For SEC Grads, You Might Be Pissed
The Twitter account @SEC_SportsTalk recently published a chart comparing SEC graduates’ annual average salary. Keep in mind, the figures they used are based on salaries earned 15 years after graduation. Nonetheless, like all comparisons of this nature, it’s going to leave some people a little pissed.
Here’s the breakdown:
Show me the $$$. #SEC Graduates Average Annual Salary pic.twitter.com/Hpu5SQDrHf
— SEC Sports Talk (@SEC_SportsTalk) October 15, 2014
Pretty interesting stuff. I’m not surprised by Vandy, and frankly, you shouldn’t be, either. It’s the only private school in the SEC, it’s arguably the hardest of the schools to get into, and it’s known for its strong alumni network. You’d think with all that money, Vanderbilt would throw a little bit more into its football program. As for the Aggies, I’ll chalk it up to Texas’ huge economy and the petroleum industry. After those two, there are numerous factors that could be contributors to each school’s ranking.
Auburn, like A&M, is known for its engineering program, so that could be a factor. LSU and Florida are tied for fourth, which then puts Mizzou in sixth place. Looking at the economy of each state down the list, that gives somewhat of an indicator of why a particular school is ranked where it is.
Seven of the states in which SEC schools are located are among the poorest in the nation in terms of median household income. South Carolina is forty-second in the nation, followed by Louisiana at forty-fourth, Tennessee at forty-fifth, Alabama at forty-sixth, Kentucky at forty-seventh, and Arkansas at forty-eighth. Coming in last is Mississippi at fiftieth.
Still, the numbers don’t exactly match up. There are other factors out there about each school that put some higher up than others. If you can think of any, go ahead and list them in the comments section below..
#SECBias
9 years ago at 9:57 amNow let’s see where the SEC ranks in salary compared to other Power 5 conferences.
9 years ago at 9:59 amI would say that the ACC leads the way followed by the PAC 12.
9 years ago at 10:06 amBig 10 has Michigan and Ohio State, could be a major contender. PAC 12 is aided by wage inflation on the left coast.
9 years ago at 10:11 amDont forget purdue and illinois are top 10 engineering, iu is top 10 business, and northwestern is just a great school all around
9 years ago at 10:23 amRoll tide?
9 years ago at 10:25 amMeant that as a comment not reply. Laps taken
9 years ago at 10:25 amPAC 12 also has Stanford, USC, UCLA, and Berkeley which are all great schools
9 years ago at 12:34 pmYes. That, too.
9 years ago at 1:31 pmBig East would probably have highest average salary of the top 6 conferences. Private schools and the bottom earners aren’t gonna drag down average much. Instant take a lap for suggesting its a power conference, but whatever. Come March we’ll see.
9 years ago at 10:29 amThere was an article about just that a few years ago. It was the big ten by a mile, followed by acc. I don’t remember the order of the next two, but I do know sec was in last. That was pre big east breakup.
9 years ago at 10:49 amlol bama
9 years ago at 10:01 amFine print upper left hand corner- 15 years after graduation. I’m gonna wanna make more than $70 k at 37 years old
9 years ago at 10:02 amRight. Upper right.
9 years ago at 10:12 amWhite is right
9 years ago at 11:47 amIt’s an average, so it’s pretty well diluted with the grads who are also Social Workers and the “Second Career” Moms who return to the Marketplace after punching out and raising a few kids.
9 years ago at 10:31 amVandy isn’t “arguably” the hardest SEC school to get into. It’s the only one that has higher admissions standards than writing your name on the application.
9 years ago at 10:02 amGeorgia has pretty stiff admission requirements. Around a 28 on the ACT at least
9 years ago at 10:08 amThe ACT is for jabronis
9 years ago at 10:17 amAh fuck it i’ll start running
9 years ago at 10:59 amYou’re telling me that everyone in Mark Richt’s football program got a 28 on the ACT?
9 years ago at 10:59 amI’m sure the kid who took it for them got a pretty good score.
9 years ago at 11:00 amMy high school class valedictorian didn’t get in.
9 years ago at 1:41 pmYou have to write several essays to get into A&M, but otherwise I’ll agree with you
9 years ago at 12:40 pmFor automatic admission to A&M you have to be in the top 10% of your graduating class or score a 30 or higher on your ACT and/or a combined math and reading score of 1300 on your SAT. Note that the writing section doesn’t apply towards this. Top ten in every engineering category, and a top 20 (on some sites top 10) business school among public universities. Pretty sure getting into a&m requires a little more than “writing your name on the application.”
9 years ago at 1:55 pmMeanwhile, there’s not a fucking thing to do other than play dominoes, drink beer and feel like you’re living in a never ending episode of Dukes of Hazzard.
9 years ago at 2:44 pmYou mean I’d get to stick it in Catherine Bach’s butt? Count me in
9 years ago at 2:46 pmIn case you’re wondering why you got lapped, it’s because your claim that A&M is top ten in every engineering category is completely false.
9 years ago at 5:19 pmAnchor Down!
9 years ago at 10:02 amYou know what pisses me off? When y’all don’t post fail Friday
9 years ago at 10:11 amPretty sure Auburn is more known for their vet program
9 years ago at 10:12 amPretty sure you don’t know what you’re talking about
9 years ago at 11:09 amNow let’s compare this to the writers at Grandex…
9 years ago at 10:13 amAre we comparing before or after Grandex sold out?
9 years ago at 10:22 amGood writing would factor in both; So lets assume Grandex will only choose one to keep up with the current trends.
9 years ago at 10:26 amShibby, I hadn’t seen you on a few articles and I was beginning to think you got the frax (frat ax), but I’m glad to see you’re still kicking. Execs and Fifth Years are becoming a rare breed.
9 years ago at 2:46 pm#USArmyForFifthYear
9 years ago at 10:18 pmHe made it.
9 years ago at 3:38 pmPossible salary inflation from all the football players that come through the SEC?
9 years ago at 10:18 amOnly if it’s a double average – average of all reporting alumni 15 years after graduation, reporting their average salary over those 15 years. If it’s a simple average of alumni salary at the 15 year mark, most football players don’t play that long.
9 years ago at 10:36 am