In 2024, college grads' median pay stands at about 37% higher than median pay for those without a bachelor's degree, according to the analysis from compensation firm PayScale.
The pandemic sprung a changing job market and a deeper mistrust in the cost of college, a new survey by Third Way finds. Here's what U.S. voters will be focusing on in a "high-stakes election year."
President Joe Biden is following through with a plan B to alleviate the country's student loan crisis, pivoting away from blanket relief for all borrowers to focus on those struggling with growing balances.
It’s true that yearly increases in college tuition have long outstripped inflation, rising more than 200 percent since 1980. But the conversation around student loan debt has become seriously miscalibrated: Not only do small, expensive, elite universities command the conversation about tuition costs, but there’s a misplaced focus on undergraduate degree programs. There are real problems with […]
Completion-goals funding will push public higher education and state policymakers to address the region's labor market needs together, in turn boosting graduates' return on investment and improving the economy, according to Complete College America.
Students from the American College of Education (ACE) earn nearly $20 for every dollar invested and 87% of graduates don't graduate with debt, according to Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics.
Some policy pushes have enjoyed bipartisan support, such as addressing hazing on college campuses. Others, however, have been more aligned across political lines, like dismantling DEI.
In most cases, college loans themselves aren’t the problem. It’s really a repayment crisis, and colleges and universities must play a role in solving it.
The biggest casualty of an institution's thinned budget will be student support services, such as financial aid and tuition discount rates, says Bill Guerrero, University of Bridgeport's CFO.
Despite recent measures President Biden has taken to relieve student debt and halve repayment plans, the administration faces criticism on both sides of the aisle and with relief advocates.
