Is a Bachelor’s degree still worth it?

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Hell yeah. And here are some great reasons why a college education will make you healthier, wealthier and wiser.

  1. Live longer. Statistics show that 25-year olds who have a Bachelor’s degree live on average 9 years longer that those who graduated from high school.
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  2. Avoid becoming a nicotine junkie. You are more likely to become a smoker if you have not gone on to college or university. 9.1% of college graduates are smokers versus 41.4% of GED graduates.
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  3. Keep yourself slimmer and fitter. You are 14-18% less likely to be obese without a university degree.
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  4. Get and stay married. 69% of college graduates are still in their first marriage versus 46% of high school graduates.
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  5. Be and remain more employable. The unemployment rate of Bachelor’s degree holders hovers around 3% in comparison with 6% for high school graduates.
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  6. Get to be smarter. One the most obvious reasons that you should go to college is to acquire knowledge and skills sets that you would not be able to otherwise.
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  7. Expect job satisfaction. If you have educated yourself at a university then it is more likely that you will be able to find a job that has a lot of overlap with what you want to do. Imagine the drudgery of doing a job that you never wanted to do.
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  8. Earn a higher average salary. College graduates can expect to an average of nearly twice their high school graduate counterparts: US$ 68,000 vs US $35,000.
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  9. Stay ahead of the curve. All the most exciting and fastest-growing industries require a post-secondary education. Think STEM workers, healthcare professionals. Such industries are growing at approximately 20% CARG.
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  10. Invest in yourself. Do yourself a big favor and realize the exceptional rate of investment (ROI). Here are the numbers, which clearly show that a college or university is a great investment in yourself and for yourself.

    According to the respectable Hamilton Project:
    “Despite widespread claims that a college degree is no longer worth the rising price of tuition, a bachelor’s degree still has about the same return on investment today as it did in the 80s. College still pays for itself, and then some; it will earn you, on average, a 16 percent return, which is a higher rate of return than on investments in the stock market (6.8 percent), corporate bonds (2.9 percent), gold (2.3 percent), long-term government bonds (2.2 percent), or housing (0.4 percent).”
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So there you have it: a university education is a no brainer, a win-win situation. Don’t delay your preparation for the most suitable degree at one of the world’s leading universities with the highly-qualified and experienced tutors and education consultants at AGF Tutoring.

by Alastair Fisher

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