Carnevale, Anthony P.Cheah, BanRose, Stephen J.2018-05-042018-05-042011-11-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83051In 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.application/pdfCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalacademic degreescollege majorssalarieseducational credentialsrace and ethnicityReporthttps://cew-7632.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/collegepayoff-complete.pdf