HOW HIGH WILL
YOU GO? - Handout 1
GRADE 5 LESSON 4
EDUCATION PAYS...
Unemployment rate
Education attained
in 2007 (Percent)
in 2007 (Dollars)
1.4%
Doctoral degree
1.8
Master's degree
1.3
2.2
3
3.8
4.4
7.1
Average weekly earnings
Professional degree
Bachelor's degree
Associate degree
Some college, no degree
High-school graduate
Less than a high school diploma
$1,497
1,427
987
740
1,165
683
604
428
Note: Data are 2007 annual averages for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for
full-time wage and salary workers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
www.bls.gov/emp/
Did you know…….
Graduate degree = 6+ years of higher education (Doctoral/Professional/Master’s)
Bachelor’s degree = 4+ years of higher education
Associate’s Degree = 2+ years of higher education
Author: Kelly Mordecki (Kanawha County Schools)
HOW HIGH WILL
YOU GO? - Handout 1
GRADE 5 LESSON 4
Some college but no degree = usually less than 2 years of higher education without
receiving a degree
High school graduate = no college classes taken
Less than a high school diploma = usually the student dropped out of high school
Author: Kelly Mordecki (Kanawha County Schools)