What's It Worth? Major Media Coverage

CNNMoney: "It’s time to give college a rethink," by Ali Velshi (3/2/2012)

 

Bloomberg Businessweek: "How Art History Majors Power the US Economy," by Virginia Postrel (1/8/2012)

 

Huffington Post: "The Great Education Reads of 2011," by Terreell Halaska and Kristin Conklin (12/13/2011)

 

Business Insider: "College Students Need to Look At These Charts Before Deciding On A Major," by Gus Lubin and Robert Johnson (11/21/2011)

 

Wall Street Journal: "Dollars for Diplomas," by Carl Bialik (11/18/2011)

 

US News & World Report: "Is a College Degree Still Worth It? College Graduates Earn Higher Pay," (11/17/2011)

 

US News & World Report: "More, Better Jobs for College Graduates," by Chris Farrell (11/17/2011)

 

CSPAN: "Economic Value of College Majors," by (11/12/2011)

 

Associated Press: "Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble net?" by Justin Pope (11/6/2011) 

 

Business Insider: "Students Pick Dumb Majors Despite Pay Gap," by Mandy Woodruff (11/9/2011)

 

Yahoo News: "Hot Degrees for Hard Times," by Chris Kyle (10/15/2011)

 

Chicago Tribune: "Which college majors pay best?" by Joyce Lain Kennedy (10/2/2011)

 

Yahoo News: "Great Degrees For Going Back to School," by Chris Kyle (9/4/2011)

 

Education Week: "Figuring Out Personality Type Can Help in Choosing Major," by Caralee Adams (8/2/2011)

 

New York Times: "ROI," by Cecilia Capuzzi Simon (7/22/2011)

 

NBC: "Tech Jobs at GW Among Best," by Sara Beladi (7/7/2011).

 

Associated Press: "New study tells students the worth of their majors," by Kathy Matheson (6/27/2011).

 

U.S. News & World Report: "Understand the Value of a Graduate Degree," by Brian Brunsed (6/27/2011)

 

Yahoo News: "Best Value Degrees," by Chris Kyle (6/27/2011)

 

Washington Times: "Colleges should ensure students understand their major’s earning power," by Gary Jason (6/24/2011)

 

Business Insider: "Dear Bill Gross: Here’s The Truth About Getting A Job After College," by Robert Johnson and Gus Lubin (6/21/2011)

 

Inside Higher Ed: "Do Majors Matter?" by W. Robert Connor (6/14/2011)

 

Huffington Post: "They don’t negotiate: why young women college graduates are still paid less than men," by Amanda M. Fairbanks (6/13/2011)

 

Business Insider: "College exposed: What majors are most popular, highest paying and most likely to get you a job," by Robert Johnson and Gus Lubin (6/9/2011)

 

Chronicle of Higher Education: "What If You Had to Know Your Future Income Before You Applied for a Student Loan?" by Jeffrey Selingo (6/2/2011)

 

Huffington Post: "What If You Had to Know Your Future Income Before You Applied for a Student Loan?" by Jeffrey Selingo (6/2/2011)

 

Wall Street Journal: "Roundup: Your Commute May Be Killing You," (5/31/2011).

 

New York Times: "Calculating the Potential Return on Your Major," by Jacques Steinberg (5/24/2011).

 

Time: "The 20 Best- and Worst-Paid College Majors," by Kayla Webley (5/24/2011). 

 

Washington Times: "Collegiate major tied to earning potential," by Associated Press (5/24/2011).

 

Washington Post: "On path to riches, no sign of fluffy majors," by Peter Whoriskey (5/23/2011).

 

 

 

Did You Know?

There are 29 million “middle jobs” in the united states that pay $35,000 or more on average and don’t require a Bachelor’s degree.


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