Is College Worth It?

Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2013 5:44 am | Updated: 2:33 am, Fri Feb 8, 2013.

Is College Worth It? By NAPS,
North American Precis Syndicate sedaliademocrat.com

(NAPSI)—While the costs associated with higher education have caused many to question the value of a bachelor’s degree, according to 90 percent of recent graduates surveyed in a study commissioned by the American Council on Education, the effort is well worth it.

These survey results echo findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which show that workers whose highest level of education was a high school diploma brought in median weekly earnings of $638 a week, while those with a bachelor’s degree collected $1,053 a week. What’s more, research by EducationDynamics suggests that in less than 10 years, 60 percent of U.S. jobs will require postsecondary education.