Interesting figures by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures on education that were released on 8/17/07: Weekly earnings by amount of education: Median weekly earnings: - Doctoral degree $1,441 - Professional degree $1,474 - Master’s degree $1,140 - Bachelor’s degree $962 - Associate degree $721 - College dropout $674 - High school grad $595 - High school dropout $419 Unemployment rate by amount of education: Doctoral degree 1.4% Professional degree 1.1% Master’s degree 1.7% Bachelor’s degree 2.3% Associate degree 3.0% College dropout 3.9% High school grad 4.3% High school dropout 6.8% http://www.bls.gov/home.htm Pepe
