What Students Study Matters. How Colleges Guide Them Matters More.
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A college degree remains one of the most reliable ways to increase lifetime earnings. But not all degrees are created equal, and not all students have the same opportunity to make informed decisions about what they study. A recent report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce illustrates just how wide the range of outcomes can be. While some majors lead to salaries well into six figures, others fall closer to fifty thousand dollars. And those numbers, while useful, do not explain how students end up in those majors to begin with.
Originally published: October 28, 2025
Author: Marvin Krislov
Position: President
Institution: Pace University
Published by: Forbes