Research finds that associate and bachelor’s degree holders have similar growth in earnings right after graduation, but that the differences widen over time.  Accordingly, it has been posited that the longer out you look at growth in earnings, the better the impact of a degree can be determined. Raw numbers would appear to support the premise that the higher the degree, the greater the growth in earnings over time. But is this correlation or causation? That is, are there other factors, academic or otherwise, that affect longitudinal growth in earnings?  In fact, is it possible that the longer out you look at the earnings, the less a specific degree might be an impacting factor?  Tune in and check it out.

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.