Lyss Welding

Higher Education Research Analyst

Expertise

National student outcomes
Student finances
Student loan debt
Higher education

Education

BA in linguistics, University of Chicago

Accomplishments

15 years assessment and survey research
6 years reporting and editing education and workforce trends

About me

Lyss Welding is a contributor for edX, specializing in survey research and other national data on online learners. She has presented on best practices in data use and collection at conferences such as Data Science for Social Good and Illinois Continuous Quality Improvement.

Lyss has written and edited articles on BestColleges.com, cyberdegrees.org, edX.org, and LearnHowtoBecome.org. Her work has been cited by NPR, Forbes, Investopedia, and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Media mentions

Just One-Third of Students Say College Is Worth the Cost (BestColleges.com)
Two-Thirds of College Students Disapprove of the Economy (BestColleges.com)
Half of College Students Say Using AI on Schoolwork is Cheating (BestColleges.com)

My Latest Articles

Economic pressures propel workers to reskill | edX survey

June 17, 2025