Benefits of a College Degree
You have probably heard that having a college degree can dramatically change your career prospects. But before you blow this off as just being your parents talking or a “grown-up thing,” check out this article: College grads actually make significantly more than workers with just their high school diplomas.
Of course, as the article also points out, there is a lot of variance in the salaries people earn, regardless of whether they have a college degree or not. My husband is currently working on his bachelor’s degree while working full time, but his job of ten years pays him more than my dad ever got as an engineer with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. And then you have examples like my aunt, who is highly educated yet has struggled to find a job that will pay her bills for the last 30 years.
Yet on the whole getting a college degree really does make a difference. Many employers for professional jobs simply want to see that you have a college degree, whether or not it is related to the position. Perhaps they assume that college imparts some professional skills regardless of the subject of your major; or perhaps it’s simply that they want to see you are interested in improving your mind.
Whatever the reason, getting a college education definitely improves your career prospects, both in the types of jobs you can get and in the income levels you can achieve. Unfortunately, going to college is easier said than done. College tuition rates are going up ridiculously fast, making it harder than ever to afford an education. Even so, I think the advantages you’ll enjoy for the rest of your life are well worth scrimping and saving for college now, don’t you?
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