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- Full-time working adults with a four-year degree earn approximately 60% more than those with only a high school diploma, according to College Board’s “Education Pays 2026” report.
- The typical college graduate recoups the total cost of their degree by their early-to-mid 30s. This timeline is often shorter for students receiving financial aid.
- Of college graduates, 4% of those age 25 and older live in households in poverty, compared with 13% of high school graduates and 23% without a high school diploma.
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