Can Your College Affect Your Income?

Source: nytimes October 8, 2026 · 02:00
Can Your College Affect Your Income?
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A new analysis of federal earnings data measures how much students who received federal financial aid earned four years after graduating. Our graphics reporter Arfa Momin studied the data to see when a graduate’s major and college mattered most to earnings.
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