This Inside Higher ED article discusses how black students enroll disproportionately in majors that are not the most lucrative.
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In this MarketWatch article, Jillian Berman discusses the key findings from our report including how African-American students are under-represented in some of the fastest-growing and highest paying fields such as engineering and computer science.
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In this Bloomberg Business article, Sarah Grant writes about how colleges should work harder to emphasize the earning power of certain degrees over others.
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In this Business Insider article, Kathleen Elkins says that with the rising cost of tuition and student loan debt at a record high, it's nice to know which schools are paying off in the long run.
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In this The Atlantic article, Mikhail Zinshteyn says that half a million new jobs over the next decade will require computer-science know-how.
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In this Market Watch article, Jillian Berman writes about how it's been tough for college graduates to find jobs since the Great Recession and recovery, but now it appears things may be looking up for this group as the economy recovers.
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In this Washington Post article, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel says that getting an advanced degree will improve educators’ prospects, but won’t do much to narrow the wage gap with engineers.
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In this National Journal article, Emily DeRuy says according to our report, 65 percent of jobs in 2020 will require a postsecondary education, to achieve that goal, the U.S. will need to dramatically increase college attendance among Latinos.
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In this PBS Newshour broadcast, correspondent John Tulenko interviews Anthony Carnevale on the importance of a high school degree.
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In this Globalpost article, Nathan Cranford says despite the wage variability college graduates experience during tough economic times, the probability that they will earn much higher wages over time is still greater than those who do not hold a college degree.
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