Importance Of Higher Education

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found that obtaining a job is by far the most important benefit that individuals associate with going to college.
In part, I too agree that job attainment and improved earnings are an attribute of higher education. The disparity in annual income as evidenced by the graph in exhibit 1 cannot be overlooked. However, while not always quantifiable, there are also many other benefits of higher education.
It is crucial that policymakers, individuals, politicians, and society in general are aware of all the benefits and importance of investing in higher education.
Additional benefits can be categorized into public and private. In many instances, you will find that there is an overlapping of the two.

Some of the often-overlooked benefits include:

Increased tax revenues – Individuals with higher education levels generally contribute more to the tax base as a result of higher earnings.
Greater productivity – U.S. productivity has only had a modest increase over the last two ...

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