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SKIP COLLEGE? NOT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY

Skeptical of the four-year college degree? It’s still your best bet to make money.

Backlash against college as a common stop on the road to adulthood has mounted over the past decade. Critics say four-year degree programs saddle most students with five-digit debt without a clear path from classroom to career.

Nearly half (46%) of all families surveyed in November and December 2020 by Gallup for the Carnegie Corporation of New York said they would prefer their children attend alternatives to four-year institutions — even when there were no financial barriers.

But when you compare the

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