$1 Million value of a College Degree

How would you like a million dollars?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a college degree is worth about $1 million more in lifetime earnings than a high school diploma.  Over an adult's working life, high school graduates can expect, on average, to earn $1.2 million; those with a bachelor's degree, $2.1 million; and people with a master's degree, $2.5 million.  http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p23-210.pdf   The value of an investment in a college education can open the door to a world of opportunity, and pays for itself both personally and professionally.