Do young women who graduate from college get a raw deal in the business world? Well, the American Association of University Women found that men who are just a year out of college make 20% more than their female peers. And guess what? The women never catch up. As a group, women college students earn […]
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The Most Lucrative College Majors
When I was in college it didn’t occur to me to major in something that would lead to a lucrative career. I started out as a history major and ultimately switched to journalism. Today, however, teenagers, including my own, seem far more interested in choosing majors and careers that will lead to large paychecks. My […]
The Value of a College Degree
It’s been imprinted on the brains of millions of teenagers that the best way to make money in life is to earn a college degree. The College Board conveniently reminds us all of this with its periodic releases about the financial value of a degree. Over a lifetime, for instance, the typical person with a […]
The Census Bureau's Higher Ed Statistics
The U.S. Census Department released a grab bag of education statistics this week. You might discover some surprising ones in this list: 18.4 million That’s the number of students who will be attending the nation’s colleges and universities this fall. If that seems like a lot of kids, it is. Twenty years ago, 13.5 million […]