Does college still pay off? Wisconsin Policy Forum study finds four-year degrees to be increasingly necessary in state for higher-paying jobs

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Does college still pay off? Wisconsin Policy Forum study finds four-year degrees to be increasingly necessary in state for higher-paying jobs

With a tight labor market and the high cost of college, prolonging, and in some cases intensifying the debate around dinner tables about the necessity of a college education, a Wisconsin Policy Forum study released Thursday, finds that, at least when it comes to higher-paying jobs, a four-year degree will continue to pay dividends for many young Wisconsinites.