College Degree? Machines Can Still Replace You
Workers with graduate degrees are enjoying an ever-growing wage advantage over workers with high school degrees
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Going to college pays off in many ways; but going to graduate school pays off even more. Advanced degree holders reap bigger financial rewards than peers with four-year degrees—a trend that has become more pronounced over the past 15 years.
Since 2000, workers with graduate degrees have seen their wage advantage over those with high school degrees increase 17 percent, while workers with four-year degrees gained just 6 percent over the same period, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which published a report (pdf) on the topic this week.