Study: Four-year degree is worth more than ever before

A new report by the Pew Research Center shows the earnings gap between high school and college graduates in 2012 was the highest it had been in nearly 50 years.

The Pew study shows that a college education is correlated with higher median earnings for 25- to 32-year-olds than at any time since the survey began. In 1965, a worker in that same age group with a bachelor’s degree earned an annual salary of $38,833, as adjusted to 2012 dollars. In 2012, individuals with the same level of education brought in $45,500 a year.

Compiled by Jason Hardy

Full Story: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865596467/Study-Four-year-degree-is-worth-more-than-ever-before.html