What is an Education Worth? |
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Based on the most recent census in
2000, an education is worth a great deal in terms of monetary gain.
Listed below are numbers from the U.S.
Census Bureau for Earnings by Occupation and Education for the
age range of 21 to 64 for both sexes.
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Classification |
Median Earnings |
Difference over 30 years using
"Not a high school graduate" as the baseline. |
| Not a high school graduate |
$21,332 |
N/A |
| High school graduate |
$27,351 |
$180,570* |
| Some College |
$31,988 |
$319,680* |
| Bachelor Degree |
$42,877 |
$646,350* |
| Advanced Degree |
$55,242 |
$1,017,300* |
| * [(Median Earnings by classification)
- (Not a high school graduate Median Earnings)] x 30 |
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