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So is college worth it?
When you consider that you will be in the making about $19,000 a year more than high school diplomas, I firmly believe that you should get a college degree. That $19,000 a year easily pays for that degree that you are seeking.
Let’s do some quick math:
$800,000 Additional money made
-148,454 Private Tuition Cost
=651,546 Net Gain of a student who attends a private school over one with a high school diploma
$800,000 Additional money made
-62,421 Cost of a public degree
=737,579 Net gain of a student who attends a public university
$800,000 Additional money made
-24,000 Amount I will pay for school
=776,000 Net gain I will have in choosing Columbus State and Franklin University over sticking with a high school diploma.
Of course, I must say that all three scenarios are just estimates. Once you throw in scholarships and grants, you may be in a much better standing.
So discuss.
College graduates: Do you believe you made the right decision in pursuing your degree?
High School Grads: Do you wish that you went to college and received a Bachelor degree?
Undergrads: Do you believe that you will make $800,000 more than those with just a high school diploma?
High School Students: What will you be doing? Are you heading right into the workforce and losing $800,000 over your life, or will you be heading to college to get a degree?
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about 6 months ago
My family is considering searching for Tesco Loans. Do you have some tips for taking out a Tesco Personal Loan ???
about 6 months ago
Education is an extremely crucial part of every child’s life, yet I really do feel that public school provides boys and girls skills and also life training that the private or even homeschool merely cannot help them learn. Getting together with others their own age and stuff similar to that is vital to every single young teenager.
about 7 months ago
Thanks for writing about this. There’s a bunch of solid tech info on the internet. You’ve got a lot of that info here on your website. I’m impressed – I try to keep a couple blogs fairly up-to-date, but it’s a struggle sometimes. You’ve done a great job with this one. How do you do it?
about 7 months ago
Don’t mean to change the subject, but where did you people figure out how to program sites?
about 7 months ago
Great post, do you update this blog every week? BTW, can you tell me what wordpress theme this is? Thx
about 7 months ago
@Aaron Hecker: I do think that is quite a valid point. A teacher makes about half what you will probably make upon graduation. Not sure if that is a good thing or not, but that is just how it is!
I appreciate your comment and I hope to see you around the blog more often
about 7 months ago
Great post. I like the numbers (especially since I go to public school lol). Only thing about it is, the amount your college degree is worth depends on your major, along with a few other intangibles. But I think the general point of what you’re saying is clear: Get a college degree.
And I couldn’t agree more