After attaining your college degree, how much income can you expect?
Question:
Does your college degree insure high income? Also, is this the final GPA that all matters? (high gpa = high paying starting job?)
Answer:
How much you earn after graduation depends in large part on what your degree is in, and what job you get. Remember - those statistics are *averages* and I don't think those are starting salaries, either! In my first job after I graduated with my *master's* degree I earned $17,500 (that was 10 years ago, but still pretty lousy). I'm now a college professor and I'm still earning less than $55,000 a year! (However, I've had many students who now earn much more than I do.)
Your GPA will be a factor when you first graduate, but not later. After you've been in the real world for a few years, no one will care what your GPA was, or what you majored in or what school you went to (so long as you actually did get your bachelor's). Once you've been in the real world, all that matters is what you've accomplished *since* you graduated.
It depends on
1.) your chosen line of profession.
2.) the area or state you wish to work in
3.) the agency or organization you want to work for
There are many people with graduate degrees that make very little money.
Your college degree does not ensure a high income. Your degree may (or it may not) help you get in the door but it is what you do with the opportunity that gives you the raises.
GPA only matters in certain professions. In mine it does but that is not always the case.
This is not to dissuade you from getting your degree because it so important to get. That degree is something nobody can take away from you and it might give you the edge in your job hunt.
NO - a degree doesnt gaurentee ANYTHING! Studies show that MOST people with degrees make more money than MOST people without. There are always exceptions. Take Bill Gates - hes a college dropout and probably one of the wealthiest men alive. If you're good at life, you may not need college to get you by...but it does make your chances better.
A great GPA can help open doors, but really, its all in the interview. If you have amazing grades but you act like a crazy person,. no one will hire you. Basically, it all comes down to what you get out of college and your ambition level.
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