News: Return on Investment for William & Mary Degree Remains Among State’s Best
Earning potential of graduates from CNU, ODU also higher than median for grads of colleges in Virginia
The 10th Annual 2024 State of the Commonwealth Report, recently issued by a consortium of research groups at Old Dominion University, explored the question of whether attending college in Virginia is a good investment in terms of cost and future earning potential. The report notes that a study by Georgetown University recently concluded that a college graduate will typically earn more than $1.2M over their lifetime. Yet the study’s authors also point out that according to the United States Department of Education, more than 1 out of 5 college graduates nationwide will make less than the median wages for high school graduates. The overall results of Virginia public and private four-year schools are comparable according to the study.
The authors of the State of the Commonwealth Report conclude that the ul…