Graduates of the 26 law schools with the highest earnings are more likely to be employed at the biggest law firms or to be federal clerks, underlining the extent to which a law school’s prestige can make or break a legal career. bit.ly/4cfy1oD
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While we might expect a lack of economic opportunity in rural areas to be driving those areas’ lower labor-force participation rates, equal shares of urban and rural Americans say they are not in the labor force because they cannot find work. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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Only 38% of rural women workers hold a good job, compared to 46% of urban women workers. This difference suggests that women suffer greater economic inequality in rural areas than in urban areas. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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The rural economy is great for blue-collar jobs: 31% of the rural workforce works in blue-collar jobs compared to 21% of the urban workforce. However, the rural labor market is changing. Jobs in traditional industries like farming and mining are dwindling. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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Rural Americans have a lower labor-force participation rate than urban Americans, but this doesn't suggest that they have less desire to work. To the contrary, rural adults may be less able to work due to illness or disability. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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While increased postsecondary educational attainment would be helpful in rural redevelopment, we can't simply prescribe more college. Increasing rural postsecondary attainment requires addressing significant barriers to enrollment. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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Rural America needs training programs that are geared toward the specific needs of women and members of underserved racial/ethnic groups to help them attain the credentials that will prepare them for good jobs in the rural economy. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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2010–20 was the first decade in American history in which the population of rural areas declined. The population decline has coincided with a rapidly decreasing labor-force participation rate. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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Our report finds that 7.4 million workers ages 25–64 in rural America have good jobs paying at least middle-class wages. View the full report, including state-level analysis of good jobs in rural and urban areas, here: bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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The public perception that rural localities have been “left behind” might be incorrect: the rural workforce represents 13% of the total 25-to-64-year-old working population in the US and holds 12%, or a roughly proportionate share, of the good jobs. bit.ly/3SJZIxI
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Under conditions of threat to social norms such as growing diversity, increased globalization, and economic instability, people are more likely to be susceptible to #authoritarian appeals. bit.ly/32tzWon
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Pressures of global competition, mass migration, & economic instability have caused a backlash in many parts of the world, namely a rise in authoritarian leaders. Our research finds that higher education can protect democracy from #authoritarianism: bit.ly/32tzWon
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Higher education tends to expose people to secular values and cultures, making them less inclined to express #authoritarian preferences and attitudes. bit.ly/32tzWon
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Under an #authoritarian regime, strict obedience is enforced at the expense of personal freedoms. Modern autocracies around the world have used information control as a primary strategy to assert dominance, masking themselves with a veneer of democracy. bit.ly/32tzWon
People with postsecondary education are more likely to be politically active. In the US, this is associated with a lower inclination toward expressing #authoritarian preferences and attitudes. bit.ly/32tzWon
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Education can safeguard #democracy from the threat of #authoritarianism. Bachelor’s degree holders were less inclined to express authoritarian preferences than those with no more than a high school diploma. bit.ly/32tzWon
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American #highered is known to play a valuable role in instilling the general skills necessary to sustain democracy. But does more education really offer protection against #authoritarian ideas? bit.ly/32tzWon
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Compared to those with no more than a high school diploma, bachelor’s degree holders are significantly less inclined to express #authoritarian preferences and attitudes. bit.ly/32tzWon
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Socioeconomic status plays a role in influencing individuals’ #authoritarian inclinations and preferences. Members of the upper-middle class are less inclined toward authoritarianism than members of lower socioeconomic classes. bit.ly/32tzWon #AcademicSky #EduSky
Students who major in the liberal arts are less inclined to express #authoritarian preferences than those who major in business-related fields and STEM disciplines. bit.ly/32tzWon #AcademicSky #EduSky
Students who major in the liberal arts are less inclined to express #authoritarian preferences than those who major in business-related fields and STEM disciplines. bit.ly/32tzWon #AcademicSky
A grad degree boosts bachelor’s degree earnings by 29% at the median—but not for every major. For some majors, a grad degree can more than double earnings, but for others, barely move the needle at all. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
Within 65 STEM majors, median earnings range from $64,000 for workers with a bachelor’s degree in miscellaneous agriculture to $146,000 for workers with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
“Choosing a major has long been one of the most consequential decisions that college students make. This is particularly true now, when recent college grads are facing a rocky labor market. Students need to weigh options carefully,” said Catherine Morris.
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How does your major stack up? Our interactive data tool shows median earnings, grad school earnings premiums, and unemployment rates for 152 bachelor's degree majors. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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Early-career earnings are not always indicative of how much graduates might expect to earn, but they can be meaningful, in some cases setting the tone for the rest of graduates’ careers and affecting their lifelong earnings potential. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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Our report, “The Major Payoff,” provides insight into key outcomes—including median earnings, the graduate degree earnings premium, and unemployment rates—associated with 100+ majors for prime-age workers and recent college graduates. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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Prime-age workers with a bachelor’s degree earn 70% more at the median than workers with only a high school diploma. Yet we find that earnings vary significantly by major, from $58K in education and public service fields to $98K in STEM fields. bit.ly/4grhO2Y
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