Georgetown University Releases Comprehensive Guide to Measuring Postsecondary Value
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Washington, DC, Sept. 24, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Georgetown University has released a comprehensive three-report series aimed at helping stakeholders better understand and measure the value of postsecondary education and training. This initiative comes at a critical time, as economic projections indicate that workers will need more education to succeed in future labor markets. Simultaneously, public confidence in the value of higher education is declining, prompting a need for new metrics to assess the benefits of postsecondary credentials.
It highlights the importance of recognizing the nonmonetary contributions of higher education, such as quality of life, physical and mental health, and civic engagement.
The PVM provides a structured approach for stakeholders to identify and measure the monetary and nonmonetary value of postsecondary education and training, both for students and society. Jennifer Engle, lead author of the second report, emphasizes the importance of selecting metrics that are most relevant to specific situations and audiences.
It focuses on two major use cases: assessing the broad value that accrues to each state from a robust postsecondary education and training system, and applying transparency and accountability measures to ensure that institutions deliver on the value they promise to create. Artem Gulish, lead author of the third report, highlights the need for states to leverage recent federal legislative and regulatory changes to set specific accountability goals and build more robust data systems.
These reports offer a comprehensive overview of the challenges associated with measuring postsecondary value and provide detailed recommendations for specific use cases. They are intended to serve as a roadmap to strengthen the U.S. postsecondary system, which is crucial for both the economy and democracy. The reports explore the evolving ideas about the value of postsecondary education and training, the many scenarios in which such measurement is both useful and necessary, and the technical guidance for defining and measuring postsecondary value.
The series is available for viewing at cew.georgetown.edu/postsecondary-value-series.