We cannot allow payment moratoria to become a precedent. A more targeted approach is needed
Higher Education
Student debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion. We must overhaul a system that, for too long, has incentivized colleges and universities to charge unaffordable prices for degrees that do not always improve the lives of their recipients. Measures of return on investment (ROI) can help ensure that that institutions are accountable for the economic outcomes of the students they plunge into indebtedness.
All Higher Education
The Ivy League is not the only place where graduates can earn an upper-middle class salary
College grads earn more than those with a high school diploma. The question is how much of this premium is attributable to the degree, versus how much is down to preexisting differences between individuals
Borrowers need to be aware that they need to start making payments again
Browse the table below to find earnings and ROI data for your college and major
Look up the financial value of tens of thousands of college degrees.
We compared what college graduates earn vs. what they would have earned had they not gone to college.
Some degrees are worth millions, while others have no net financial value. The biggest factor is your major.