1. EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC POWER
Education pays off in higher median yearly wages and across a working lifetime (age 25 to 64)

2. Median Yearly Wages and Across a Working Lifetime:
Average Yearly Income
$22,900 high school dropouts
$32,700 high school graduates
$38,300 some college/AA degree
Average Lifetime Income
$973,000 high school dropouts
$1,304,000 high school graduates
$1,547,000 some college/no degree
$1,727,000 AA degree

3. Average Yearly Income
$54,000 bachelor’s degree
$69,800 professional degree
Average Lifetime Income
$2,268,000 bachelor’s degree
$2,671,000 master’s degree
$3,252,000 doctoral degree
$3,648,000 professional degree