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Education Pays Continuing your education after high school pays off. College graduates with a Bachelor’s degree earn $457 more a week than a high school graduate. Doctoral degree $1,623 Professional degree $1,714 Master's degree $1,329 Bachelor's degree $1,108 Associate degree $777 Some college, no degree* $727 High school diploma $651 Less than a high school diploma $472 * Earnings for a person having any post-secondary education that leads to certification or proficiency is not reported in this data. Any education past high school gives you the potential to have higher earnings. Median weekly wages in 2013. Data are 2013 national annual averages for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. 48 | Career Watch Arkansas