watch nowOutcomes for workers without a degree are improvingIn fact, young adults without a college degree are doing better than they have in years, according to Pew's analysis of government data.
Since then, circumstances — and earnings — have continued to rise for workers with just a high school diploma or some college.
Improving job opportunities for "new-collar" workers without a degree continues to drive more students away from college.
Finishing college puts workers on track to earn a median of $2.8 million over their lifetimes, compared with $1.6 million if they only had a high school diploma, Georgetown's report found.
Adults with at least a bachelor's degree report higher financial well-being than adults with lower levels of education, according to a Federal Reserve study on economic well-being of U.S. households.
Persons:
Fry, —, Hafeez Lakhani, There's, Pew, Paul Steiner
Organizations:
Labor, Georgetown University Center, Education, Federal, College, ECMC Group, Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools, Community Education
Locations:
New York, York, U.S, Virginia's Fairfax County