A cubic inch of bone can in principle bear a load of 19,000 lbs. (8,626 kg) or more â roughly the weight of five standard pickup trucks â making it about four times as strong as concrete. Still, whether or not bone actually withstands such loads depends heavily on how quickly force is delivered.
Higher education = higher income. A huge advantage of higher education is that it will benefit you financially. Many employers use your level of education to determine the salary that you will receive when you are hired.
For most careers, the city an employee resides in can make a difference in salary. Below is a list of some popular cities for graduates with bachelor's degrees in economics and corresponding median salaries, based on PayScale.com 's August 2014 data. Bachelor of Arts: 1  New York: $68,693.2  Chicago: $62,288.ayScale.com reported that economists with PhDs earned between $64,564 and $157,542, assistant economics professors earned $58,723-$111,320, and professors of economics earned $58,213-$200,636 annually, as of August 2014.