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Degrees of Opportunity: Rethinking Value in Higher Ed

Colleges and universities are doing a better job lately explaining the value of their degrees, and increasingly they’re getting important help in making that case.

The challenge has been that while on average, a bachelor’s degree is worth more than $1.2 million in lifetime earnings, the value for any individual graduate depends on multiple factors, including majors, where a person lives, and the cost of those degrees.

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