College Degree-Holders Still Have an Advantage
Not to discredit all those tales of newly minted college graduates living in their parents' basements while looking for a job, but an analysis of federal data shows that as a group, young adults with bachelor's degrees are faring much better than their less-educated counterparts.
Findings, which complement multiple studies showing that a college degree significantly increases a young adult's chances of gaining economic security, suggest that the advantage held true through the recent economic recession.
Source: USA Today. Read full article. (link)
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I would love to see a comparision between the current and lifetime income figures of Arts Majors vs their contemporaries who went to trade school and got a plumber's or electrician's ticket.