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I can still smell the floor wax in the computer lab where I worked at 6:00 AM before my first macroeconomics lecture. That job paid a modest hourly wage, which…

If you want to know if a college degree is worth the cost, look at one simple number. Compare the total amount of debt you will take out to your…

The sustainability of the American higher education system is currently at a critical breaking point. For decades, the model has relied on students taking on massive fixed debt regardless of…

In the world of career planning, noise reduction is the practice of filtering out emotional bias to focus on hard data. We often hear passionate arguments about the “calling” of…

A few years ago, I sat down with a young man named Marcus who was facing a choice that felt like a million-dollar gamble. He had two job offers on…

What if you could look into a crystal ball and see exactly how much your college degree would be worth twenty years from now? As a higher education economist, I…

A master woodworker does not simply start cutting a piece of expensive mahogany without a plan. They measure the grain, check the moisture content, and visualize how each joint will…

Changing your career path or financial future is often easier than changing a grade once it is recorded on your permanent record. While many students focus on the letters on…

A student stands at a crossroads with two letters in her hand. One is from a famous private university with a high price tag. The other is from a local…

There is a specific kind of quiet joy that comes with holding your first professional paycheck. I remember sitting in my small apartment years ago, looking at that piece of…