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Healy releases 'Go Higher' report saying Massachusetts public colleges boost earnings and economic mobility
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Governor Healy and state higher-education leaders released the "Go Higher" report, which they said shows graduates of Massachusetts public colleges and universities earn materially more than non-graduates and that recent affordability measures have increased enrollment and access statewide.
Governor Healy announced the release of a state report, "Go Higher: The earnings outcomes of public postsecondary education in Massachusetts," saying the study shows a measurable return on the commonwealth's investment in public higher education and greater economic mobility for graduates. "The typical graduate with a 2 year associate degree ... 5 years later, that graduate is earning $20,000 more than they would be had they not gone and gotten that degree," Healy said, adding that a typical four-year bachelor's degree holder is earning "$30,000 more" five years after graduation.
The administration and legislative leaders said recent affordability policies helped drive enrollment back to pre-pandemic levels and…
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