Past what rank is an institution a diploma mill?

I would say any institution ranked sub-100 worldwide, or sub-10 in the country qualifies as a diploma mill, meaning a graduate from there is equivalent to a high school graduate.


Does anyone disagree?

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Not sure if this is necessarily rank related. Some very reputable schools have used their reputation to create numerous degrees (including multiple types of accounting & finance degrees with slightly different nuance but overall similar content) to maximize the number students / revenue. I won’t say any names but you know which ones I’m talking about. Those are still diploma mills despite overall prestige.

 

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