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How much is a High School Diploma Worth?
Filed Under (Dallas/Fort Worth, Featured Articles, Lead Story, Life, Society) by Jean Valjean on 24-02-2010
Tagged Under : Associate's Bachelor's, College, Dallas, Diploma, Fort Worth, Ft. Worth, H.S., H.S. Diploma, High School, High School Diploma, HS Diploma, Metroplex, North Texas
How much is a High School Diploma worth? Well, if you’re in the Dallas metro area and over 25 years of age, the answer is about $8,000 dollars, give or take a few hundred. In 2008, a person that failed to graduate from H.S. or get their GED could have been expected to earn approximately $20,253/yr. on average. Add in a H.S. Degree or GED, and that median goes up to $28,146. An additional $8k or so gets added for some college experience or Associate’s Degree, bringing the total to $36,782. And then the money really starts coming in: If you have a Bachelor’s Degree in North Texas, in 2008 the median salary was $52,219, and with a Graduate Degree the median rises to $66,211.
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How Much is a H.S. Diploma Worth?
Written by Jean Valjean
