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An interesting report published by The College Board, “Hottest Careers for College Graduates,” includes a list of the occupations with the most job openings for students with college degrees between 2008 and 2018. The report includes data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
At the top of the list for students with bachelor’s degrees? Elementary…
For students who worry about how they are going to pay off their student loans once they graduate, the news that more and more private, liberal arts colleges are offering loan repayment assistance to qualified graduates should offer some peace of mind.
According to an article published on USAToday.com, a growing number of colleges are offering…
A recent study released by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce definitively links college majors with median earnings. The study, titled, What’s it Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors, reports on 171 majors within 15 major groups/categories.
“The bottom line is that getting a degree matters, but what you take matters more,”…
According to article published yesterday on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website, in the fall of 2010, a tuition-discount survey of 381 private colleges revealed that the schools awarded financial aid to students at an all-time high. The report indicated that the colleges “spent an amount equivalent to about 37 percent of all of their…
A study released by the Pew Research Center called “Is College Worth It?” indicated that despite the costs, college grads had a generally positive outlook on the time and money that they put into the education.
“While a minority of the public says students get excellent (5%) or good (35%) value for the money they and…
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