A new study shows that investing in a college degree produces better returns than stocks, gold, Treasuries, and even real estate.
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http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/30/a-college-degree-returns-more-than-the-stock-market/?iid=EAL
Thursday, July 21, 2011
What does the U.S. Department of Education have to say about STEM careers...
A recent study by the Center on Education and the Workforce examined the monetary yields for graduates in 171 majors sorted into 15 different categories (covering 90 percent of the undergraduate degrees granted). Of the undergraduate majors surveyed in the study, slightly less than 20 percent were STEM majors. That is a smaller percentage than majored in business alone. What is more, the median salary for students with bachelor’s degrees in the STEM fields is competitive with the earnings of students in other fields. The median earnings for students with graduate degrees in the STEM fields exceed those of graduate-degree holders in most other fields. Opportunities abound for students who attain degrees in these STEM fields, but shortages persist.
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https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxaUX0KJPshfOTQyNTllZWUtMWU0Mi00MzFmLWIxZDktODM1NGNhMmUxMGM4&hl=en_US
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https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxaUX0KJPshfOTQyNTllZWUtMWU0Mi00MzFmLWIxZDktODM1NGNhMmUxMGM4&hl=en_US
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