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A degree means a rewarding career and a higher salary.

College graduates earn an average of 62% more income than high school graduates — and 95% more with a master’s degree. To have more fulfilling work, gain a promotion, or to earn a higher salary you need a degree or a higher degree. The best thing you can do for your career advancement, job security, and for salary increases is to earn a degree or a higher degree.
You may think: How can I fit a college education into my busy schedule?

 

 

With a bachelor’s degree you are likely to:

  • Earn more money1
  • Have more job security2
  • Improve the quality of life for both yourself and your children3
  • Make better consumer decisions3
  • Have more hobbies and leisure activities3
  • Be more optimistic about your past and future personal progress5
  • Improve your social status4
  • Spend more time with your children and prepare them better for the future4
  • Enjoy better health for yourself and your children4
  • Pass along all these benefits to future generations5
Complete your education and you won’t get left behind!

1 U.S. Census Bureau facts Last Revised: October 12, 2004
2 Unemployment rate, 2003 annual average: Bureau of Labor Statistics; earnings, March 2003
3 The Institute for Higher Education Policy (1998)
4 Cohn and Geske 1992
5 Rowley and Hurtado, 2002

 

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