Does having a college degree mean higher pay?
In todays age there seems to be a lack of college graduates. Some don't go because of the cost, others because of personal issues that they might have going on in their lives. In fact according to bestcolleges.com In 2022, 61% of all people ages 18-24 were not enrolled in college. Some pqowple also like to just get to working straight of high school but is that really the best idea? Let's dive a little bit deeper into it.
People once they graduate like to go straight to working because they probably believe that going to college wont get them a higher paying job and instead they'll just be stuck paying their student loans off. Which can be right sometimes but not all the time. In fact according to azcentral.com "Arizonans with bachelor's degrees as their highest educational attainment make 67% more in median earnings than those with just high school degrees. High school graduates who did not complete any further education make 21% more than people who don't have a high school degree." This sounds great for the long term but some people just simply can afford it even if they manage to get some sort of scholarship and fafsa. That's another problem is the coat of the tuition to go to a university its really expensive to the average American and when they're unable to get a scholarship or financial aid they are stuck having to take out student loans. According to educationdata.org "The average public university student borrows $32,637 to attain a bachelor’s degree." This is a lot of money and that's not including the interest on top of that which can increase the original amount you owe by a ton. It's also not always bad to not go to college you can also go to trade school which is a great option that can also lead you to having a good paying job.
So whats really the better option? Personally I'm in college because of soccer. I want to try to play at the highest level I can and going to college is a step I choose to take. I want to also major in construction management and if I wasn't playing soccer I would defiantly recommend to start in community college if there's something you want to do that's only going to happen if you go to school. If going to school doesn't interest you then find a job or a career that interests you.
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