Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal

Autor/inn/en	Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Strohl, Jeff
Institution	Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce
Titel	Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal
Quelle	(2012), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Job Applicants; Majors (Students); Unemployment; High School Graduates; Dropouts; Labor Market; College Graduates; Bachelors Degrees; Employment Potential; Salaries; Graduate Study; Futures (of Society); Statistical Data; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewerber; Arbeitslosigkeit; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Future; Society; Zukunft; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The question, as individuals slowly dig out from under the wreckage left by the Great Recession, is unavoidable: "Is college worth it?" The authors' answer: "Yes, extensive research, ours included, finds that a college degree is still worth it." A Bachelor's degree is one of the best weapons a job seeker can wield in the fight for employment and earnings. And staying on campus to earn a graduate degree provides safe shelter from the immediate economic storm, and will pay off with greater employability and earnings once the graduate enters the labor market. Unemployment for students with new Bachelor's degrees is an unacceptable 8.9 percent, but it's a catastrophic 22.9 percent for job seekers with a recent high school diploma--and an almost unthinkable 31.5 percent for recent high school dropouts. This paper takes a look at several factors that current and future college students should consider as they choose their courses. Underemployment and Earnings for College Majors are appended. (Contains 1 footnote.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10