Katsinas, Stephen G.; Koh, Jonathan P.; Murphy, David S.; Lacey, Vincent A.; Fincher, Mark E.; DeMonBrun, R. Matthew; Bray, Nathaniel J.; Breaux, Arleene P.; Malley, Michael S. Jr.; Adair, J. Lucas; Shedd, Louis E.; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
The Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama
has completed an objective analysis to determine
whether there is a quantifiable relationship between
the funding of Alabama’s universities and the
per capita income of Alabama’s citizens. The study
revealed a statistically signifcant relationship. Alabama’s
state-wide per capita income rises in direct
proportion to Alabama’s funding of its public higher
education institutions. Alabama gains a quantifiable
return on its investment in higher education. Simply
put, the more Alabama spends on universities, the
better off Alabamians will be.