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October 16, 2025 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Workers with a Four-Year Degree Earn $81,000 at the Median—70% More Than Workers with a High School Diploma Alone, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As recent college graduates face an increasingly challenging job market, new analysis shows how influential the choice of bachelor's degree major...
September 16, 2025 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

The US Economy Needs 5.25 Million Additional Workers with Education and Training Beyond High School Through 2032, 4.5 Million of Whom Will Need at Least a Bachelor’s Degree, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US economy is facing a skills shortage crisis in critical occupations, according to new research from the Georgetown University Center on...
June 24, 2025 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

To Avoid Projected Shortages, the US Must Produce 712,000 Additional Credentials Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Occupations Annually Through 2032, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US is facing shortages of middle-skills credentials (certificates and associate’s degrees) that provide pathways for early-career workers to...
February 26, 2025 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Georgetown University Releases Updated Data Tool on the ROI of Postsecondary Institutions

Washington, DC, Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American public is inundated with mixed messages regarding the value of postsecondary education. In an effort to provide better information on...
September 25, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

While Graduate Degrees Yield the Highest Median Earnings of All Educational Credentials, Costs Have Tripled Since 2000, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Higher earnings, lower unemployment rates, career advancement, and a genuine curiosity for learning all drive interest in graduate education, but...
September 05, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Georgetown University Research Highlights Substantial Shortages of Credentials Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Occupations in 55 Largest US Metro Areas

Washington, DC, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workers with middle-skills credentials provide essential medical and public services, build and maintain critical infrastructure, and help run key...
July 30, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

85% of Good Jobs Will Go to Workers with Some Form of Postsecondary Education or Training by 2031, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Economic opportunity will increasingly favor workers with higher levels of education and training, according to a new report from the Georgetown...
June 25, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

At Nearly 1 in 5 Law Schools, Graduates Earn Less Than $55,000 Net of Debt Four Years After Graduation, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s (CEW) latest report finds that graduates of many law schools carry substantial...
May 29, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Middle-Skills Credential Supply Greatly Misaligned with Projected Job Demand in Most US Labor Markets, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For US labor markets to operate at peak potential, the skills of a local area’s workforce must align with the needs of its industries. Yet in most US...
April 30, 2024 00:01 ET | Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

In the Last Decade, Race-Conscious Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress in Closing Equity Gaps by Race/Ethnicity at Selective Universities, Georgetown University Report Says

Washington, DC, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Less than one year ago, the US Supreme Court ended race-conscious affirmative action, drawing heightened attention to long-standing inequities in...