Dive Brief:

• Prestige matters when it comes to doctoral programs, according to newly released study.
• Those holding doctorates from the most prestigious programs are 22% more likely to work for a research university and 12% more likely to become a full professor.
• Those doctorates also have about eight more peer-reviewed journal articles published than peers from other programs. And the salaries of those who graduate from the most prestigious universities, regardless of the program ranking, are 13% higher.

Dive Insight:

Researchers for the study used U.S. News & World Report ranking criteria to determine whether programs and universities were prestigious — score another win for the all-powerful, all-knowing mother of all rankings. The study, released at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting, used a national database of full-time tenure-track faculty members with an average of 14 years of experience as a professor, according to Insider Higher Ed. The study’s authors are from the University of Georgia.