Is a university degree a good investment?
Study shows 4-year courses enabled most of the graduates to earn enough to recover their costs in 10 years or less
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Ann Carrns
Most four-year degrees pay off by paving the way for graduates to recoup the cost of their education quite quickly, a new analysis finds. But that's particularly true for some programmes, while others may offer little economic advantage over a high school diploma.
The findings are part of a US report on some 38,000 post-high school degree and certificate programmes published by Third Way, a public policy group.
