It's problematic looking at salaries college students vs. non-college students, as if the single choice of going to school or not makes the difference, and gett

It's problematic looking at salaries college students vs. non-college students, as if the single choice of going to school or not makes the difference, and getting the degree assures the good pay. Too many recent graduates know better. Obviously college students would make more than non-college. Just for the fact that supply and demand in the job market - less people will go further in their education and so the college grad, masters, PhD is going to be less supply. Looking at salary as a return on investment of tuition however, that is shoddy. The very smart person will make more money (if they decide that is important to them), but not because they went to college - other personal characteristics will determine that.