Browsing by Author "Cheah, Ban"

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    The College Pay Off
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Rose, Stephen J. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011-11-01)
    In this report, the authors examine just what a college degree is worth–and what else besides a degree might influence an individual’s potential earnings. This report illustrates lifetime earnings for all education levels and earnings by occupation, age, race/ethnicity and gender. The data show that a college degree is a key economic opportunity, conferring substantially higher earnings for those with educational credentials in comparison with those without them.
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    The Economic Value of College Majors
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Hanson, Andrew R. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015)
    In this report, the higher education cost and the salary averages of 137 university degrees are analyzed. The most popular and chosen careers are also examined. Likewise, an analysis of the relationship between economic benefit and majors is made. This report delves into the Hispanic educational profile and labor market occupations.
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    El Valor Económico de las Carreras Universitarias
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Hanson, Andrew R. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2015)
    En este reporte se analizan los costos de la educación universitaria y los promedios salariales de 137 carreras universitarias
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    A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Van Der Werf, Martin (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019-11-01)
    Using data from the expanded College Scorecard, this report ranks 4,500 colleges and universities by return on investment. This report points out that bachelor’s degrees from private colleges, on average, have higher ROI than degrees from public colleges 40 years after enrollment. Community colleges and many certificate programs have the highest returns in the short term, 10 years after enrollment, though returns from bachelor’s degrees eventually overtake those of most two-year credentials.
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    Five Rules of the College and Career Game
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018)
    Because postsecondary education and training have become the most well-traveled pathways to middle class earnings, both students and the educators who serve them need to learn new rules of the college and career game. Students need to shop around for college because higher education is a student’s first major investment in the transition from dependent adolescent to independent adult. Students deserve to know what they are paying for. These five rules can help students navigate the college game in these uncertain times.
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    The ROI at Liberal Arts Institutions
    Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Van Der Werf, Martin (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2020)
    The value of a liberal arts education has come into question as more students are opting for undergraduate degrees with direct connections to the job market. In response to demand, some liberal arts colleges have cut programs in traditional liberal arts fields and created programs in career-oriented fields like business. Despite these efforts to attract more students, some small liberal arts colleges have closed or are in danger of closing. In this report, the authors point out that the liberal arts colleges’ median return on investment (ROI) 40 years after enrollment is $918,000. That puts the ROI at these colleges just below the ROI at universities with the two highest levels of research activity.