Couples in which both partners have college-educated parents tend to fare better financially than those who don’t

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September 7, 2022

College grads in U.S. tend to partner with each other – especially if their parents also graduated from college

Couples in which both partners have college-educated parents tend to fare better financially than those who don’t

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Couples in which both partners have college-educated parents tend to fare better financially than those who don’t

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College grads in U.S. tend to partner with each other – especially if their parents also graduated from college
Most U.S. college grads partner with other college grads; pattern is most pronounced among those whose parents also graduated from college
In households where both partners have a college degree, about half of first-generation college grads have a spouse or partner who is also first generation

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