The Rising Cost of Not Going to College
Regardless of Education, Few Workers Feel Underqualified for Job
Embed
Attachment Info
- The Rising Cost of Not Going to College
- Disparity among Millennials Ages 25-32 By Education Level in Terms of Annual Earnings …
- Education and Views About Work
- Rising Earnings Disparity Between Young Adults with And Without a College Degree
- Percentage of Generation in Poverty, by Educational Attainment
- The Generations Defined
- While Education Levels of 25- to 32-year-olds Have Risen Dramatically Across the Generations …
- The Widening Earnings Gap of Young Adults by Educational Attainment
- Usefulness of Major, by Field of Study
- College Days, Reconsidered
- Observing 25- to 32-year-olds in National Economic Context
- Median Annual Earnings of 25- to 32-year-olds, by Educational Attainment
- Share of 25- to 32-year-olds with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- Annual Earnings Variability of Workers with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- Unemployment Rate of 25- to 32-year-olds with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- Average Weeks of Unemployment of Unemployed 25- to 32-year-olds with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- Likelihood of Full-time Employment among 25- to 32-year-olds, by Educational Attainment
- Average Hours Worked of 25- to 32-year-olds, by Educational Attainment
- Employment Characteristics of 25- to 32-year-olds
- Median Adjusted Household Income of Households Headed by 25- to 32-year-olds with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- Economic Well-being of 25- to 32-year-olds
- Median Net Worth of Households Headed by 25- to 32-year-olds
- Living Arrangements of 25- to 32-year-olds
- Education and Work
- Most Graduates Say College Has Paid Off
- College Graduates More Likely to Say Education Prepared Them for Work
- Better Educated More Likely to Be in a Career-track Job
- Who Has a Career?
- Most Don’t Intend to Go Back to School
- Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Say They Want to Return to School
- Generations Agree: College Is Worth It
- College Graduates Who Earn More Say College Degree Was Worth It
- The Value of College, by Education and College Type
- Borrowing for College … and Paying It Back
- Education and Work
- About Half Say Current Job Is “Very Closely” Related to Field of Study
- Usefulness of Major, by Field of Study
- Usefulness of Major to Current Job, by Degree Type
- Usefulness of Major, by Generation
- Usefulness of Major, by Key Demographic Groups
- College Majors, Reconsidered
- College Days, Reconsidered
- Looking Back, by Generation
- Millennials Most Likely to Say They Could Have Done Things Differently in College
- Most Found They Preferred Other Types of Jobs, or Couldn’t Find Work in Field of Major
- Unemployment Rate of 25- to 32-year-olds, by Educational Attainment
- Average Weeks of Unemployment of Unemployed 25- to 32-year-olds, by Educational Attainment
- Household Incomes of 25- to 32-year-olds
1615 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
USA
(+1) 202-419-4300 | Main
(+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax
(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries
Research Topics
ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Copyright 2024 Pew Research Center