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The numbers tell it all. The more you learn, the more you earn. With each level of education you attain, the more opportunities you will have to earn more money. And, 85 percent of jobs require some level of education beyond high school.

It Pays to Learn
Degree Average Annual Income Additional Annual Income
(over income of prior education level)		 Percent Increase
(over income of prior education level)
High school dropout, no degree $19,226    
High school diploma $28,950 $9,724 51%
Two-year college associate’s degree $36,395 $7,445 26%
Source: www.educationplanner.com
Four-year college bachelor’s degree $51,568 $15,173 42%
Post-graduate degree (two to six years of additional course work) $67,073 $15,505 30%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement



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