Benefits of a College Degree: Higher Salary... and Well Being
Check out these average salaries for business graduates:
Finance: $91,500
Finance: $91,500
Information Technology: $79,300
Accounting: $77,500
Business: $70,600
Human Resources: $61,900
Here's a quick rundown of avereage salaries in more common fields for college grads:
Nursing: $68,200
Here's a quick rundown of avereage salaries in more common fields for college grads:
Nursing: $68,200
Multimedia & Web Design: $61,200
Health Care Administration: $60,800
Medical Technology: $59,300
Criminal Justice: $58,000
Graphic Design: $56,800
Paralegal Studies: $51,300
Culinary Arts: $50,600
But the benefits of a college degree extend beyond just salary numbers. Adults with a college degree are healthier, more active citizens who read to their children more often than those without a college degree.
The College Board's report also found:
*College graduates ages 25 to 44 are 14 percent less likely to be obese than high school grads.
*Adults ages 25 to 34 with a college degree are nearly twice as likely to exercise vigorously.
*Smoking among those with a bachelor's degree is 9 percent. High school grads: 27 percent.
*68 percent of college-educated parents read to their kids daily in 2007 - over 20 percent more than high school grads.
*The percentage of people with college degrees who donate their time to community organizations is higher than other groups.
But the benefits of a college degree extend beyond just salary numbers. Adults with a college degree are healthier, more active citizens who read to their children more often than those without a college degree.
The College Board's report also found:
*College graduates ages 25 to 44 are 14 percent less likely to be obese than high school grads.
*Adults ages 25 to 34 with a college degree are nearly twice as likely to exercise vigorously.
*Smoking among those with a bachelor's degree is 9 percent. High school grads: 27 percent.
*68 percent of college-educated parents read to their kids daily in 2007 - over 20 percent more than high school grads.
*The percentage of people with college degrees who donate their time to community organizations is higher than other groups.
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