So what would I be making without it????

[MrWrite]

college degrees worth 23K extra in salary....
apparently they didn't talk to any journos

http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/26/degree.value.ap/index.html

 

[Ace]

Apprently, you'd be paying your paper about $3,000 a year for the opportunity to write for them.

I wouldn't say that out loud and give anyone any ideas, though.

 

[Freelance Hack]

I don't have a degree and I make $10,000 more than my wife, who does have one.

It's all about return on investment. If it were to give me a significant bump in pay, I'd go back in a heartbeat.

 

[User 1019]

It took me seven years to get near 35K in the newspaper biz without a degree.

My wife started above it with one.

 

[PeteyPirate]

MBA = doubled my salary.

 

[Seabasket]

MBA = doubled my salary.

In other words, 1 + 1 = 2

 

[Just_An_SID]

Everybody should envision where they will be -- salary wise -- in 10-15 years. That is when your degree will help you.

Although some people without degrees will go on to make significant money, most are limited in what they can make.

A college degree opens a lot of doors and creates much salary potential.

 

[shotglass]

I believe the range is great in coming up with an average on this. There's a person out there making $46,000 more because of a degree ... and there's another person who's making nothing more because of it.

 

[Claws for Concern]

College degree helps some, but not all. Many more gain the needed experience from actual work in the field. I know of one sports department with three top-tier guys who are solid journalists yet have no degree. I'd have them teach a journalism class without hesitation.

 

[spup1122]

I have a degree in sociology. A job in any field related to sociology (social work type positions) start at $23,000. Without a degree, they pay around $20,000 but are usually babysitting bad kids-type jobs. I don't know if the $3,000 extra is worth it.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Hamburgers?