education’s value proposition mark zandi, chief economist from moody’s economy.com

Education’s Value PropositionMARK ZANDI, CHIEF ECONOMIST

FROM MOODY’S ECONOMY.COM

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At least college degree

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

College is Required To Get A Job…

No more than high school

Millions of jobs, 12 month moving average

Ad-vanced de-

gree

Bachelor's de-

gree

High

school

graduate

Less

than high school

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

44%

Source: BLS, Moody’s Analytics

…and Earning a Good Living…Median weekly earnings, 2011q4 $

26%

67%

44

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45,000

50,000

55,000

60,000

65,000

70,000

75,000

Male Female

…But The Returns to Education Have Stalled…

Source: Department of Education

Constant 2009 $, bachelor’s degree, full-time, 25 and older

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220Student Loans Outstand-ing, Bil$, (L)

College Tuition CPI, Index: 2000 = 100 (R )

Source: Equifax, BLS, Moody’s Analytics

… and Getting an Education is More Expensive

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Italy

France

Germany

U.K.

Korea

OECD

Japan

U.S.

-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Sources: OECD, Moody’s Analytics

Unit labor costs in $, % chg, past decade

Reason to be Optimistic

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