Research Brief from the PA State Data Center:
Pennsylvania’s population is becoming more educated. In 2000, 22.4 percent of Pennsylvanians age 25 years and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher. That figure rose to 27.0 percent of state’s population in 2011. At the same time, fewer residents lacked a high-school diploma: 18.1 percent had no diploma in 2000, which dropped to 11.4 percent in 2011. Earnings differences exist among workers with different levels of education attainment. Pennsylvanians with a bachelor’s degree earned nearly $20,000 more annually than those with only a high school diploma in 2011. Median earnings for Pennsylvanians with a bachelor’s degree were $47,252 compared to $27,896 for those with a high school diploma alone.
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