Facts about the American Education System

Quick Facts College Enrollment Total 17.5 million 7.5 million males 9.9 million females

Students Earning College Degrees 2005   Male Female All Degrees 2850 Associates (1,000) 268 429 Bachelor's (1,000) 613 826 Masters's (1,000) 234 341 First professional (1,000) 44 43 Doctoral (1,000) 27 26

Total expenses 4 year institutions 2000 Public $8,653 Private $21,856 2010 Public $15,014 Private $32,790 http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76

Tuition Increases From 2000 to 2010 Public institution prices increased 73% Private institution prices increased 50%

Educational Attainment 1960 41% high school graduates or higher 7.7% college graduates or higher 2009 86.7% high school graduates or higher 29.5% college graduates or higher http://huebler.blogspot.com/2011/01/usa.html

US versus SC US 86.7% high school graduates or higher 29.5% college graduates or higher SC 81.7% high school graduates or higher 25.0% college graduates or higher

Why get a degree? Money

The NACE Summer 2007 Salary Survey reports the following average starting salaries for various college degrees MajorStarting SalaryIncrease Chemical engineering$59,361 Computer science$56,201 Electrical engineering$55,292 Information sciences$50,852 Accounting$46,718 Marketing$40,161 Political science$34,590 History$33,768 English$32,553 Sociology$32,033 Psychology$31,631

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Why get a degree? Job Security

Why get a degree? Social Status Job Enjoyment Career Options Meet people Surprisingly, 83 percent of the women surveyed said getting married was one of their most important goals, and 63 percent said they believed they would meet their future spouse in college. However, the report said this is a sobering statistic considering there are an average of only 79 men per 100 women on college campuses. Avoid Working Gain Maturity

Is it always worth it to go to college? Costs benefit analysis

Why are more women attending school than men Why are more women attending school than men? Why are African American females the largest growing group in American institutions? Opportunity costs

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