Revenge of the Nerds

Great new report out by The Economist about earnings for college graduates. It's a great piece to include for an economics program in every university because they break it down by degree area. If your university is heavily weighted to one area than narrow down the results to that degree.

In 1972 a university-educated man aged 25-34 could expect to earn 22% more than a peer without a degree, according to the Urban Institute, a think-tank. Today that premium has risen to 70%.

Here are the result for business/econ majors: