Is higher education worth it?

It should also be mentioned that returns to society on its investments in higher education, in the form of higher worker productivity and taxes paid, lower dependency costs of graduates, and the like, are generally found to be similarly favorable (Psacharopoulos and Patrinos 2004; McMahon 2009). read more

Education is worth the cost, time and investment if not for anything more than this -- economic destiny is determined through education. Though the economy will shift up and down and external forces will certainly affect individual circumstances, once a degree has been obtained, it can never be taken away. read more