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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 64.3% in Indiana

Indiana workers with four-year degrees on average earn 64.3 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 33rd highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 80.1% in Arizona

Arizona workers with four-year degrees on average earn 80.1 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 15th highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.