A program that loads and parses some CSV data from the Forbes Top Colleges 2019 table collection available on Kaggle

Original work located at Forbes

Some tasks and exploration options:

• Are there geographic concentrations of top tier or bottom tier colleges?
• Does the cost of education correlate with the alumni salary?
• Will going to a more highly ranked school improve your chances of a better salary?
• Do any of the top schools represent a "value play?"
• Does student population correlate with the quality or value of education?

Categorical data of interest:

• location (city, state),
• public/private

Ordinal data of interest:

• rank

Quantitative data of interest:

• student population
• net price
• total annual cost
• alumni salary