Generations Agree: College Is Worth It % considering of college graduates in each generation paidfor who say that undergraduate considering education, they it
Most grads think college was worth it. The same Pew Research report found that majorities of graduates in all three of the largest U.S. generations — Boomers, Gen-Xers and Millennials — agree that college either has paid off or will pay off, given what they and their families invested in it. Perhaps not surprisingly, the highest-earning graduates were the most positive about their educations — 98% of those making six figures and up said their degree had paid off, compared with 63% of graduates earning less than $50,000. Similarly, people with advanced degrees were even more likely than bachelor’s and associate’s degree holders to say their education was worth the investment — 96%, compared with 89% and 76%, respectively.
Generations Agree: College Is Worth It  | % considering of college graduates in each generation paidfor who say that  | considering college graduates what education, they and their family paidfor their  | undergraduate considering education, they it  | Has paid off Will pay off  | NET  | All  | 91  | 83  | Millennial  | 26  | 62  | 88  | Gen X  | 90  | 84  | Boomer  | 89  | 92  | Notes: Based on college graduates/n-799), "All "College graduates"  | are Silentand those Based with on folder a bachelor college graduates/n-799), 5 degreeor Millennials more "All "College includes graduates" adults 32 in  | the Silentand folder generations. Millennials are ages 18to 32  | Those who said college has notand willnot pay offand voluntary  | responses of "Notsure, college Don tknow/Refus.ed" notshown.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER  | Q9-11 