Published January 2012. Financial aid and student loan rules change often, so some details may be out of date. Ask us about your situation.
A new report just released January 2012, by the Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce answers the question by analyzing employment opportunities for college graduates and salaries based on college majors. In “Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings,” the report states that a college education remains the best alternative for young workers entering the workforce. See how some college majors offer substantially better employment opportunites than others. The authors of the report, A. Carnevale, B. Chaeh and J. Strohl provide details on earnings for college majors, unemployment and more.