SMU graduates a higher percentage of students considerably earlier than Tech, with Tech students struggling to finish their degree. The reason why SMU average salaries are not higher is because there are fewer science and technology students as a percentage of the graduating class. SMU offers a real education with a strong emphasis on the liberal arts. Tech is a vocational school. Many SMU students pursue education for the intellectual value, and there are many graduates in the arts. I question whether these statistics include salaries for the law school and the business school grads. As for SMU's Cox School of Business, I think the
Forbes ranking speaks loudest.
Tech is not even on the radar.
While my family has strong ties to Lubbock and Texas Tech, fortunately I am a graduate of the SMU Cox School of Business, 1980. I am also a graduate of the University of Virginia, having studied international affairs at Mr. Jefferson's university. I never met any Tech grads at an Ivy league or comparable institution, although I am sure there must a handful - somewhere.
About 25 feet from the Hillcrest track... With the boots so tall and the writing on the wall...