While public institutions generally lead to the best returns, low-income students can find good returns across institutions. In fact, the 24 bachelor’s degree institutions with the highest #ROI for low-income students are all private nonprofit universities. bit.ly/3yA0Idk
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CEW’s Jeff Strohl joined the Future Trends Forum with @edufuturist.bsky.social to discuss our recent report, “Rethinking Underemployment: Are College Graduates Using Their Degrees?” Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6ih...
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Postsecondary education and training is the most reliable pathway to a good job. On #NationalHigherEducationDay, we reaffirm our belief that access to high-quality education shouldn’t depend on income, race/ethnicity, gender, or background.
How are college and university graduates doing in the workforce?This week the Forum was delighted to host Jeff Strohl, research professor and director of the...
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Although for-profit colleges have the lowest #ROI for Pell Grant recipients, their students are the likeliest to have a Pell Grant (56%), followed by those in public institutions (36%) and private nonprofit institutions (35%). bit.ly/3yA0Idk
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Among institutions that primarily award bachelor’s degrees, public institutions generally lead to the highest #ROI for these students during a 40-year timeframe. bit.ly/3yA0Idk
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Between 2010 and 2020, degree attainment gaps widened between white adults and American Indian/Alaska Native adults, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults, and Black/African American adults. More on the benefits of narrowing these gaps: bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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Despite almost 40 years of continuous reforms in the K–12 system, there has been relatively little progress in making high school students college- and career-ready—only 52% of high school sophomores attain a postsecondary credential within 10 years. bit.ly/3FMGRdR
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“Equal degree attainment does not mean people earn the same. In fact, women need much more education than men to reach the same earnings,” said Jeff Strohl, CEW’s director. bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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Low-income students get the highest return on investment at public universities, where costs are typically lower.
College degree attainment has steadily added more value to the country’s economy, bolstering well-being in the US. The share of workers with postsecondary degrees has consistently risen, and these trends are expected to continue in the coming years. bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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Between 2010 and 2020, the proportion of US adults who hold college degrees increased by 6.7 percentage points. As a result, US workers can expect to earn an additional $14.2T net of costs over their lifetimes—money that will bolster the US economy. bit.ly/4aOgi7F
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