In a recent <\/font>report<\/font><\/a> using 2007-2009 American Community survey data, researchers from Georgetown University have replicated a previous Census study on lifetime earnings.  They found that individuals with a Bachelor’s degree earn 84% more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma, up from 75% in 1999.  Today, Bachelor’s degree holders can expect median lifetime earnings approaching $2.3 million. By comparison, workers with just a high school diploma average roughly $1.3 million. Other key findings:<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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• Earnings vary greatly depending on the degree type, age, gender, race\/ethnicity, and occupation of an individual. Women earn less at all degree levels, even when they work as much as men. On average, women who work full-time, full-year earn 25% less than men, even at similar education levels.  
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• African Americans and Latinos earn less than Whites.  African Americans and Latinos with Master’s degrees have lifetime earnings lower than Whites with Bachelor’s degrees.
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• Occupation also matters when it comes to earnings. There is a wide variation in earnings by occupation even among people with the same degree. <\/font><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Related information on <\/font>income<\/font><\/a> by education can be found on our website.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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