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Ames, IA. NCAA Div I university. Columbia, MO. NCAA Div I university. Lincoln, NE. NCAA Div I university. Iowa City, IA. NCAA Div I university. Fargo, ND
by kfcm 13y ago
Ames, IA. NCAA Div I university.
Columbia, MO. NCAA Div I university.
Lincoln, NE. NCAA Div I university.
Iowa City, IA. NCAA Div I university.
Fargo, ND. NCAA Div I university.
Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA. NCAA Div I university.
Mankato, MN. NCAA Div II university.
St. Cloud,MN. NCAA Div II university.
Rochester, MN. The town Mayo built/healthcare.
Notice a pattern here? At least a third of the "metro" locations mentioned are homes to NCAA Division I or II universities. Low unemployment? Yep. Low-paying jobs (even for technical positions)? Yep. (A friend of mine from one of the above Div. I "metros" says semi-tongue-in-cheek: so many grads love the area and want to stay, a convenience store job requires a Masters).
Rochester is essentially healthcare through Mayo. If you're not a healthcare professional, good luck. IBM used to have a major presence there, but I don't know how much now.
- padobson 13y agoWhat's most interesting about this is that higher education (through student loans) and healthcare (through medicare, medicaid, social security, etc) are two of the biggest industries subsidized by the government.