How is Your State Doing?

• Educational Attainment
  • Education Levels of the Population
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey) *
  • College Credentials Awarded
    • Annual Change in College Credentials Awarded
• College Access
  • Preparation for College
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation Rates
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Adult Learners
    • 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
• College Affordability
  • Net Cost of Attendance
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
• Persistence and Completion
  • First-Year Retention
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
  • Graduation
    • Graduation Rates
  • Student Pipeline
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Certificate and Degree Production
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 100 FTE
• Higher Education Finance
  • Revenues and Support
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • Net Tuition and Fees per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
  • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
• Workforce Conditions
  • Wages and Earnings
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
  • Labor Demand
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force *
    • Unemployment Rates *
• Economic Conditions
  • Income
    • Per Capita Personal Income *
    • Median Family Income *
    • Median Household Income *
  • Poverty
    • Children in Poverty *
    • Families in Poverty *

Wages and Earnings:
Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and an Associates Degree

Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and an Associates Degree : 25 to 64 Year Olds - 2010