Navigating the College-to-Career Pathway The 10 Rules of Moving from Youth Dependency to Adult Economic Independence Over the past half century, postsecondary education has played an increasingly important role in career preparation in the United States. Having a college degree or certificate has become both more valuable in the labor market and more expensive, with much of the burden falling…
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The College Payoff More Education Doesn’t Always Mean More Earnings Summary Explore the Data Full Report Press Release The College Payoff: More Education Doesn’t Always Mean More Earnings explores how lifetime earnings vary by education level, field of study, occupation, industry, gender, race and ethnicity, and location. The lifetime earnings of a full-time full-year worker with a high school diploma…
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The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education In partnership with the Postsecondary Value Commission, we conducted a thought experiment on the costs of inequality in the US education system. Our simulation found that the US economy misses out on $956 billion per year, along with numerous nonmonetary benefits, as a result of postsecondary attainment gaps by economic…
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