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[novapsyche]

College degree worth extra $23,000/year

I really would like to see that broken down by race and gender. And I'd like the results contrasted against the median for each.

'Cause God knows I'd like that $23,000 "extra."

Comments

[autodidactic.livejournal.com]

Black women still make beans. No matter what.

Oh, and the first thing that comes up when you Google college educated black women?

http://blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/abusestudy720

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

I'm a white male, and I could use that $23,000 myself. I make 2/3 the state average for my job title, college degree or no.

[pgdudda.livejournal.com]

Well, add age to those breakdowns. Just 'cause you're college educated doesn't mean the financial benefits show up right away.

I *will* say that I'm now *finally* making more than 2x what I made as a temp fresh out of college... but it's still <$40k/yr.

Incidentally, I wouldn't be surprised if disability also has a significant effect, even for college-educated folks.

[brendand.livejournal.com]

I could also use $23K extra. :)

Frankly, I could use $23K!

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd be curious about further data analysis. What's the mode, for instance?

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

College graduates made an average of $51,554 in 2004, the most recent figures available, compared with $28,645 for adults with a high school diploma.

Hmm, it doesn't say what kind of an average this is, whether it is a median (which would be more meaningful) or a mean. A mean could be more easily skewed by outlying anomalies (like Bill Gates).

[chimalis.livejournal.com]

Me too. That would almost DOUBLE my salary.