Johnson: College attainment and economic development: A big
surpriseWritten by Dan Johnson | | email@example.com Everyone
knows that people with college degrees earn more, on average
than people who have only completed high school. That’s why most
people pursue a college education. No surprise here. The
differences in income for the different levels of educational
attainment are, however, greater than most people think. For
example, Americans with a four-year college degree earn — again,
on average — $58,292 annually. Those with some college or a two-
year degree average $38,220 and those with only a high school
diploma earn $33,176 annually. Americans with less than a high
school diploma earn $23,348 on average. Note the spread between
those with college degrees and those with only some college; the
difference is more than $20,000 annually … quite a difference!
For the past several months, CEOs for Cities, an organization
based in Chicago, has been looking at the impact of educational
attainment on local econ