The Overlooked Value of Certificates and Associate's Degrees: What Students Need to Know Before They Go to College - CEW Georgetown
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The Overlooked Value of Certificates and Associate's Degrees finds that about 2 million certificates and associate's degrees are awarded each year—roughly the same as the number of bachelor's degrees. Field of study especially influences future earnings for these programs because they are tightly linked with specific occupations.

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This report examines the labor-market value of associate’s degrees and certificate programs, finding that field of study especially influences future earnings for these programs since they are tightly linked with specific occupations.