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'College May Not Pay Off for Everyone
Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz
In our recent Current Issues article and blog post on the value of a college degree, we showed that the economic benefits of a bachelor’s degree still far outweigh the costs. However, this does not mean that college is a good investment for everyone. Our work, like the work of many others who come to a similar conclusion, is based in large part on the empirical observation that the average wages of college graduates are significantly higher than the average wages of those with only a high school diploma. However, not all college students come from Lake Wobegon, where “all of the children are above average.” In this post, we show that a good number of college graduates earn wages that are not materially different from those of the typical worker with just a high school diploma. This suggests that, at least from an economic perspective, college may not pay off for a significant number of people.'
http://libertystreeteconomics.typepad.com/.a/6a01348793456c970c01b7c6d45dc1970b-800wi
So, according to the above, if you're in the bottom 25 percentile of college students, financially speaking, college will do you more harm then good (virtually the same income plus college costs/debt).
Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz
In our recent Current Issues article and blog post on the value of a college degree, we showed that the economic benefits of a bachelor’s degree still far outweigh the costs. However, this does not mean that college is a good investment for everyone. Our work, like the work of many others who come to a similar conclusion, is based in large part on the empirical observation that the average wages of college graduates are significantly higher than the average wages of those with only a high school diploma. However, not all college students come from Lake Wobegon, where “all of the children are above average.” In this post, we show that a good number of college graduates earn wages that are not materially different from those of the typical worker with just a high school diploma. This suggests that, at least from an economic perspective, college may not pay off for a significant number of people.'
http://libertystreeteconomics.typepad.com/.a/6a01348793456c970c01b7c6d45dc1970b-800wi
So, according to the above, if you're in the bottom 25 percentile of college students, financially speaking, college will do you more harm then good (virtually the same income plus college costs/debt).