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This 5 page paper argues that a college degree does not have a significant bearing on future employment prospects. This paper addresses monetary and satisfaction issues. Unemployment figures, along with other statistics, are used. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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but they do not tell the whole story. For example, the unemployment rate in 1998 for those with college degrees was 1.8% ("Unemployment" PG). As educational levels decrease, unemployment
tends to increase; for those who had less than a bachelors degree, it was 3.0% and then went to 4.0 % for those with only a high school diploma (PG).
Finally, the unemployment rate for those who did finish high school was as high as 7.1 % (PG). The rates are telling. One could conclude that the college degree
does at least ensure employment and hints that those who have degrees are happier with their jobs. A student writing on this subject might want to point out that such
an assumption is a giant leap. All the statistics show is that there are slightly less people who are unemployed with bachelors degrees than those who have some college. At
the same time, other statistics add to the data bank. Among all American adults who are aged 25 or older, as many
as 10 % live below the poverty level (OHare 53). As for those who are living in poverty, the statistics climb to one in four for those without a high
school diploma (53). Yet, just 3 % of adults with a bachelors degree or higher have incomes below the poverty line (53). Of course, one cannot deny that education in
some way is tied to ones ability to get and keep a good job. Often, recruiters and businesses look for recent grads and requisite a degree to get on board.
Yet, the bachelors degree may have no bearing on future progression in the company. Someone who manages to get in the door of a major corporation can climb high, as
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