Is College Still A Good Investment?
Tuition is high and students are going into debt. Is it worth it in the end?
The Buffalo News reports.
Study shows college is a wise investment
I just sat through a talk given by a research officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in which he shared results of his deep dive into census, education and labor statistics for the local chapter of the Financial Planning Association.
It was absolutely riveting.
I know, I can’t believe I just said that, either. Seriously, though, I’ve never been so captivated by charts and graphs. Jaison Abel outlined the details of his research with colleague Rich Deitz that tried to answer the suddenly burning question: Is a college education still a sound investment?
In the age of record-high student loan debt and daunting job scarcity, where you can find a depressing number of college graduates stuck working jobs that don’t require school, people want to know the real economic value of a bachelor’s degree.
So, is college still worth the money? Here’s what they found.