Dossier
college degrees
Coverage of college degrees in the Nexus archive.
- College grads expect to earn $80,000 a year, but the math isn’t mathing
Recent college graduates expect $80,000 annual salaries but face an average starting salary of $56,000, a 30% gap. Over 40% are underemployed, and 5.6% are unemployed, with AI disrupting entry-level job opportunities and employers demanding skills not always taught in colleges.