A couple of weeks ago the hardworking staff did a compare-and-contrast of dueling op-eds in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about the value of a college education.
New grist for the mill from the Weekend Wall Street Journal:
College Does Pay Off, but It’s No Free Ride
Nut graf:
College does pay off for most, and just completing a year or two boosts future income. In addition, prospective students who are on the fence about college are the most likely to benefit, according to several studies.
Helpful chart:
See you around the campus.
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Other studies have basically shown the same thing: that a bachelor’s degree adds around 70% to your salary compared to only a high school degree, after correcting for all the other various variables (sex, geography, etc.).
Now will the WSJ editorial page and op-ed pages quote their own material when they discuss the relative salaries of public employees — 60-70% of whom are usually college graduates or above — with the salaries of private employees — only 30% of whom have a college degree?
Don’t hold your breath. The WSJ opinion pages have a political agenda. Facts be damned.