Article(electronic)August 8, 2012

The College Wage Premium

In: Economic commentary, p. 1-4

James, Jonathan

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Abstract

The return on educational investments has risen substantially in the past 30 years. While the primary focus has been on the college wage premium, new evidence shows that the value of going to college is affected by a host of other important educational decisions, each of which has a potential large effect on future earnings. This Commentary examines the impact of two of these other decisions on earnings: the choice of a college major and the pursuit of an advanced degree. In some cases, differences in the college major premium are as large as the college wage premium itself.

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English

Publisher

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

ISSN: 0428-1276

DOI

10.26509/frbc-ec-201210

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