The blog
Short, data-first pieces on what the federal college files actually show. No opinion columns — every post starts from a number.
- The 20 Fastest-Payback Colleges in America (2026)
These 20 colleges clear their entire net cost fastest — some in under two years — on federal net-price and earnings data. The ranked list.
- The Highest- and Lowest-Paying College Majors in 2026, by Federal Data
We pooled the federal field-of-study file across 202 bachelor's fields. Operations Research leads at $122,531 four years out; Drama trails at $39,775 — below what a high-school diploma earns. The full split.