Location: Chicago, Illinois DeVry
University is ranked among some of the worst schools in the country according to numerous publications including Consumer Affairs and Grad Reports. As many of the classes are online and can feel very impersonal.
The graduation rate is just under 21%, and students tend to come away from their time at the school loaded up with debt – over $30,000 – and little else to show for it. According to multiple former online students, getting to talk to someone about any issues you’re experiencing can be a runaround, customer service phone line type of process.
University of Wisconsin
System Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Apparently, the president of the University of Wisconsin System in Madison isn’t mature enough to handle sex education, as evidenced when he reprimanded a faculty member for their choice of speakers, followed by a fierce audit.
Needless to say, this school is one of the worst in the country for free speech – at least, under Ray Cross’ leadership, that is.
Sewanee-University of the South
Location: Sewanee, Tennessee
If money is of any concern to you, save it and find yourself a school with a better ROI. Sewanee charges an average of over $54,000, but the median salary only ends up being around $45,500, and that’s 10 years after entry.
If you’ve got deep pockets, however, you could definitely do worse than this school which has a graduation rate of 79%.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
This school made the list for a couple of reasons, the first of which being the fact they have one of the highest property crime rates in the country.
Sadly, they only graduate 55% of their students, which is low comparatively speaking (but definitely not the lowest).
West Virginia State University
Location: Institute, West Virginia
West Virginia State University accepts 96% of applicants, but out of the more than 3,850 students, only 22% of them complete the program on average. Then there’s the pitiful average salary of under $30,000 – six years after graduation.
When you’ve got loans from WVSU that total approximately $31,000, it seems like there are much better choices, although maybe not so much in the direct vicinity.