Edufacts™
September 2006
Better educated workers have higher worklife earnings
There is significant research that supports the saying "the more you learn, the more you earn." When it comes to worklife earnings, education multiplies what an individual earns over a lifetime.
Those who earn a bachelor's degree earn more than $2.1 million over a lifetime (approximately 40 years), almost twice as much as those who did not earn a high school diploma ($1.0 million). Those who have completed a professional degree (such as doctors and lawyers) on average earn $4.4 million, more than four times as much as those who did not earn a high school diploma, and more than twice as much as those who have obtained a bachelor's degree.
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Source: State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas 2006
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