If you’re thinking about going to college to, say, pursue a degree in data science, here’s a statistic to listen to: college graduates make $1.2 million more, on average, during their lifetime than those who don’t.
That’s according to data compiled by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. For those early in their career, obtaining a degree is about more than simply getting a diploma—it means a substantially greater change at having a higher salary, and thus, having greater social and economic mobility.
