Throughout the last 4 decades, the percentage of high wage returns has increased for people who have …show more content…
There are many benefits, like health coverage, that are more likely to be covered by employers rather than those without a degree. Quoted in a "Benefits of College and a College Degree" article is a 2008 College Board study that showed that "roughly 70 percent of individuals with a four-year college degree received health insurance from their employer, while less than 50 percent of employees with only a high school diploma received the same benefit" (Beckstead). This statement explains that when having an occupation with a college degree, people are more likely to receive benefits. Other benefits include better retirement, reimbursement on tuition, savings accounts for health care, free childcare, and reimbursement on any type of travel. In some cases, this adds up to the amount of money an employee takes home