Education

Higher Education’s Big Test: Proving The Value Of College Degrees

From Forbes: “A report published in the American Educational Research Journal found that on average, a bachelor’s degree yields a return on investment of about 10 percent annually over a person’s lifetime—better than the stock market … In a survey last year by the think tank Third Way, only half of registered voters said they believe students have all the information they need to decide which college, university, or vocational school will provide the best return on investment. … When the investment is widely seen as far too high—too expensive, too time-consuming, too complicated and inflexible—it won’t matter how good the returns are. People are demanding affordable pathways that can fit busy lives and support the needs of all students to be successful.”

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