New School Year Old Story Education Pay Essay

Is going to college really worth it? There are many articles that agree with going to college, and many that are against getting a higher education. College is indeed very much worth it, whether it is for art; business, or even sports, college secures one’s future. For this purpose, New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays provides exceptional evidence as to why college is such a far-reaching environment. To demonstrate, “Workers with a bachelor’s degree for example, earn about $415 more a week than workers whose highest level of education is a high school diploma.” New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays, paragraph 2 lines 3-7. In a similar fashion New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays demonstrates the vast idiosyncrasies between having a professional degree rather than bachelor’s degree and comparing the unemployment rate percent and the median weekly earning between those who have a professional degree and those

To testify to, “Workers with a professional degree, such as lawyers, and physicians, earned about $612 more a week than did workers with a bachelor’s degree¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬–¬¬ and over $1,000 more a week than workers who have a high school diploma as their highest level of education.” Paragraph 3 lines 3-9. New School Year, Old Story: Education Pays also offers a graph that compares the unemployment rate percentage of those whose highest level of education is a high school diploma and those who have a professional degree. The unemployment rate for high school graduates is 9.4% whereas the unemployment rate for those with a professional degree is 2.4%; the median weekly earning for those with a high school diploma $638 whereas the median weekly earning for those with a professional degree is $1,665. Of course, it I true that going to college may not be the most adequate decision for others does not mean that getting a higher education is not