Humanities would get more respect -- and graduates would earn more -- if professors made classes harder.

Lifetime return on investment for a Stanford English degree is less than $24,000, just under $4 million for a chemical engineering bachelor's.

Long-term homeschoolers are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree and earn less than non-homeschoolers, but they're happier.

Math skills predict adult earnings more strongly than reading skills, health or other factors.

Confidence in the value of higher education is down , and fear of college debt is up, writes Rob Jenkins, an associate professor of...

Earning a degree at a California community college or state university is a good bet for students from low- and moderate-income families,...

Alex majors in engineering at a public university, while Chris earns a nursing degree. Their return on investment (ROI) -- the increase...

Enlisting in the Army raises earnings for blacks, writes Jeff Murray, citing a new study. Army Service in the All-Volunteer Era by West...