(PEW RESEARCH) – At a time when many Americans are questioning the value of a four-year college degree, economic outcomes for young adults without a degree are improving.
After decades of falling wages, young U.S. workers (ages 25 to 34) without a bachelor’s degree have seen their earnings increase over the past 10 years. Their overall wealth has gone up too, and fewer are living in poverty today.
Things have also improved for young college graduates over this period. As a result, the gap in earnings between young adults with and without a college degree has not narrowed.
