Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
I am a professor of sociology and educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. I do research on education across the life course-- from four-year-old kindergarten through graduate and professional education. Projects I help to lead include High School & Beyond (with Chandra Muller and Rob Warren; sites.utexas.edu/hsb/) and the Madison Education Partnership (with Beth Vaade and Katie Eklund; http://mep.wceruw.org/).
Advanced degrees bring higher starting salaries – but also higher debt
Mar 23, 2020 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
People with a masters degree or doctorate can bank on a much higher starting salary than those with the same major but only a bachelors degree. Thats according to a recent survey of employers by the National Association of...
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