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Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees: A State and National Level Analysis
Th State Higher Education Executive Officers Association has released a new report, the Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees: A State and National Level Analysis, examining 1) trends in degree production in terms of median income associated with different degrees, 2) wage premiums … Continue reading
The Divergence between Higher Education Tuition/Fees and Earnings of 25-34 Year Old Baccalaureate Degree Holders
David Frum‘s site posts a graph that represents a troubling threat to the sustainability of higher education. Average public four-year college tuition/fees have increased 72% since 2000. Simultaneously average earnings of full-time workers with a bachelor’s degree has declined by 14.7% … Continue reading
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Tagged bachelors degree, costs, earnings, fees, higher education, return on investment, tuition
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Odds of Enjoying an Above Median Income
Yesterday I gave a presentation to a group of post-secondary educators. One of the follow-up questions dealt with the issue, “Is higher education worth it?” This question called out a research study I completed in 2010 of variables related to … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Higher Education, Income Distribution, Inequality, Secondary Education, Socio-economic Status
Tagged associate degree, bachelors degree, education, gender, high school diploma, higher education, income, inequality, labor force participation, master's degree, odds, Ph.D. degree, race, secondary education
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Weathering the Great Recession through College Education
The Center on Education and the Workforce documents the key earnings and employment advantages of college educated people. I. Individuals with a high school diploma or less suffer the recession’s worst job losses II. Individuals with a bachelor’s degree or … Continue reading