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Study: College Graduates Earn 84 Percent More Over Their Lifetime Than High School Grads | According to a new report from Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce, “people with a bachelor’s degree make 84% more over a lifetime than high school graduates. In 1999, the premium was 75%.” The study concludes that by 2018, “63% of American jobs will require some sort of postsecondary education or training.”

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