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Workers with a Four-Year Degree Earn $81,000 at the Median—70% More Than Workers with a High School Diploma Alone, Georgetown University Report Says
Globenewswire· 2025-10-16 08:01
Washington, DC, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As recent college graduates face an increasingly challenging job market, new analysis shows how influential the choice of bachelor's degree major can be in determining graduates’ earnings potential and employment prospects. In general, workers with a bachelor's degree face better economic outcomes than high school graduates: Prime-age workers (ages 25–54) with a bachelor’s degree earn 70% more at the median than workers with only a high school diploma and fa ...