New Report: The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings

Posted by Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce on March 19, 2024

College pays off over a lifetime, but occupation, gender, race and ethnicity matter too. The College Payoff: Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings also details how some workers can make more than their better-educated counterparts.

A college degree pays off–but by just how much? In The College Payoff, we examine just what a college degree is worth–and what else besides a degree might influence an individual’s potential earnings. This report examines lifetime earnings for all education levels and earnings by occupation, age, race/ethnicity and gender. The data are clear: a college degree is key to economic opportunity, conferring substantially higher earnings on those with credentials than those without.

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