Earning potential

A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce highlights 10 pathway changes involving education, training, and work experience that can help young adults access good jobs…

A new report explores career-focused opportunities available to college students—programming like job shadowing, internships, cohort structures, and career coaching—and highlights the most promising approaches for colleges looking to improve students’…

A new study finds that students eligible for year-round Pell Grants had higher degree attainment rates and earnings than students who could not access the grants for summer sessions.

Despite skepticism about higher education and the growing popularity of career and professional training programs, a college degree remains the most dependable route to sustainable economic opportunity, according to the…

The magazine’s latest College Guide and Ranking lists recognize Georgetown University for its dedication to ensuring affordability and strong academic outcomes for students from middle- and low-income backgrounds.

A study from researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Yale University highlights the unintended consequences of using GPA requirements to restrict access to in-demand majors.

A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows how young adults’ journey to attain a good job has grown longer, highlighting the importance of…

A new analysis explores why low-income students tend to see smaller long-term returns on their college investments than higher-income peers—and shows which institutions offer the greatest ROI.

Across many STEM fields, Black college graduates earn significantly less than their white counterparts. That’s not the case for humanities grads—suggesting a few potential strategies for closing the racial earnings…

Simply increasing diversity on campus is not enough to prevent persistent under- or over-representation of racial and ethnic groups in certain majors, according to a new report.