These days many occupations require higher education, and while there are
endless benefits to consider when it comes to earning your degree, here are
our top 10 reasons why college is important
Number one college grads earn more on average
Workers with a bachelor's degree earned an average of
four hundred and sixty one dollars more per week than those with only a high
school diploma according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
One 2016 report by the US Department of Education estimated workers with a bachelor's
degree would make approximately 1 million dollars more over the course of
their lives than someone without a degree.
Number 2 college grads are less likely to be unemployed
if you're currently unemployed obtaining a degree
might be the right move for you according to BLS data in March of 2018
only 2.5 percent of workers with a bachelor's degree were facing
unemployment compared to 4.6 of workers with a high school diploma
number 3 college grads are more likely to enjoy their jobs.
Want to have a career that makes you happy? Pew research found in a 2016 survey that 77% of
workers with a post-grad degree and 60 percent of workers with a bachelor's
felt that having a degree helped their sense of identity.
Number four college graduates are financially savvy.
Working adults with a bachelor's degree are nearly 10 times more likely to have a bank account than high school graduates
according to a 2016 Lumina Foundation report college graduates were also less
likely to use expensive payday and tax refund loans according to the report.
Number five college graduates are more likely to own their own homes if buying
a home is a long-term goal of yours earning your degree can help you achieve
that goal. Zilla found in a 2016 report that 75%
of homebuyers were college educated compared to the 14 percent of new home
buyers who had some college experience but no degree and 11 percent who had
only their high school diploma. Number 6 college graduates marry more and stay
that way longer. Did you know a college degree can even help you with your
marriage in 2015 Pew Research Center reported that nearly two-thirds of
adults over 25 with a bachelor's degree were married in 2014 compared to 53% of
those with less education. Number 7 college graduates tend to live longer
according to a Brookings Institute report an additional year of college can
decrease your mortality rate by 15 to 19 percent which means people with only
their high school diplomas have a mortality rate nearly double that of
those with a college degree. Number 8 college graduates have better overall
health a college degree can help your overall well-being the Lumina Foundation
found that college degree earners have healthier habits than non degree holders
Number 9 college grads get a boost in happiness a whopping 94 percent of
adults with a bachelor's degree report being happy or very happy with life
compared to 89 percent of those without a college degree according to the Lumina
Foundation. Number 10 college grads give back a Lumina Foundation found that 40
percent of people with their bachelor's degree volunteered in their community
donated more to charity were 1.5 times as likely to vote and
were twice as likely to participate in extracurricular organizations, so whether
you're looking to find more personal fulfilment improve your overall health
and wellness or plan for your future a college degree will help you get the
most out of your life
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