New Report Shows College Degree Continues To Provide Better ...

Higher education attainment falling short of labor market demand

According to the report, jobs requiring a bachelor's degree will grow fastest – 12.1% between last year and 2031. In the same time frame, jobs ...

Evaluating the Impact of Early College High Schools

States have prioritized college and career readiness as a key goal of high school, reflecting the reality that most jobs require postsecondary education.

Yes, college is worth it - Brookings Institution

Researchers have found that a bachelor's degree significantly helps recently unemployed workers to find new jobs. A college education also ...

Do You Have to Go to College to Be Successful? - Multiverse

Decades ago, getting a college degree was perceived to be the only route to a successful career. With tuition that was only a few thousand per ...

Education Pays 2019 - College Board Research

Continued progress in providing data on the benefits and costs of postsecondary investments at the institution and program levels will give students, families, ...

Is the Value of a College Degree Greater Than the Cost? See What ...

A major study by the University of Maine in 2012 found even more benefits, including that Americans with a bachelor's degree are 21% more likely to be married ...

Benefits of a College Degree on Salary and Earning Potential

According to the US Bureau of Labor, bachelor's degree holders earn 68% more than those with only a high school diploma.

How do college graduates benefit society at large? - APLU

What's more, college graduates are considerably less reliant on government programs and services than those with a high school degree. These government programs ...

Report Predicts 72% of All US Jobs Will Require Postsecondary ...

By 2031, 72% of all jobs in the US will require postsecondary education and/or training, according to a new report from the Center on Education and the ...

Research Finds a College Degree Remains a Sound Investment ...

Washington, March 12, 2024—A new analysis of 5.8 million Americans finds that earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the ...

Report: Growing Number of College Grads Earn Less Than the ...

While most colleges are producing graduates who go on to earn incomes higher than your typical high school graduate, a sizable portion of ...

Major decisions: What graduates earn over their lifetimes

With just a few small differences, many conclusions from the initial economic analysis still hold. First, a college degree – in any major ...

COE - Annual Earnings by Educational Attainment

In the same year, the median earnings of those with a bachelor's degree were 59 percent higher than the earnings of those who completed high school ($41,800) as ...

Question: What pct. of college grads work in their field of study? - Blog

Recent data shows an increased correlation. Answer: 46% (according ... Join the more than 12,000 teachers who get the NGPF daily blog delivered to ...

Data on degree attainment, jobs and earnings

New research on the value of increased college degree attainment shows more Americans are earning postsecondary degrees, but attainment gaps ...

Poverty Reduction Programs Help Adults Lacking College Degrees ...

Among working-age adults without a college degree, 6.2 million whites are lifted above the poverty line by the safety net — more than any other ...

Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree by gender ...

In an impressive increase from years past, 39 percent of women in the United States had completed four years or more of college in 2022.

PROOF POINTS: American confidence in higher education hits a ...

Americans' confidence in the nation's colleges and universities has plummeted, according to a new Gallup poll. If that lack of support continues ...

Raising Undergraduate Degree Attainment Among Black Women ...

The stakes are higher than ever. As the U.S. becomes more diverse, addressing the structural inequities that make earning a college degree ...

The Underemployed College Graduate and How Not to Become One

According to the report, underemployed college graduates still earn, on average, 25 percent more than those with only a high school degree.