The people in the education business will tell you that college grads have much higher incomes than nongrads.
College grads ranked unreasonable workload as the No. 1 stressor (17%), followed by their commute (12%).
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Many 2013 grads, 34%, say they are willing to take the first job they are offered.
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But a third of recent grads report that they are making that amount or less.
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Few college grads sought, or even were offered, courses aimed at landing private-sector jobs.
Last year's unemployment rate was 4.9% for college grads versus 9.4% for those with no college.
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If the market in high-tech stocks keeps up, the grads will have some money to donate.
They are looking both for new college grads and for more senior people, she adds.
Many times I saw Christopher listen solicitously to recent college grads, making them conversational equals.
The 90 or so post-grads who attended represent the next generation of Britain's digital defenders.
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The survey looks at starting salaries for new college grads in more than 90 disciplines.
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Among the high-profile grads: Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Donald Trump hold degrees in speech, film and economics, respectively.
That means while other recent grads fight for jobs, these students will likely field multiple offers.
By contrast, 42% of grads who are already working say they plan to get a graduate degree.
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Another important factor in the success of Dartmouth grads is an extremely tight and loyal alumni network.
In an economy with 9.5% unemployment, everyone from retirees to recent grads is learning to love coupons.
Ask yourself: How many MIT or Caltech grads lust to work for NASA or Lucent Technologies today?
There are two other Wharton grads who were also caught up in the same insider trading scandal.
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The biggest jump in pay came for education grads, who made 5.4% more than a year earlier.
Forbes surveyed 16, 000 alumni at more than 100 schools and heard back from 30% of those grads.
Americans have always associated education with career success, and college grads earn 45% more than high school grads.
Only 18% of pending 2013 grads plan to get a graduate degree to get ahead in their career.
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Accenture polled 1, 000 grads who finished school in 2011 and 2012 and 1, 000 who are graduating this year.
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Some clients come to Evisors for business school admissions advice and get students or recent grads as mentors.
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The company said it had the second highest quarter ever in terms of hires of new college grads.
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Although this is a challenging market for new grads, remember: Attitude can be the key to your success.
Setting financial and life goals now can help new grads set smaller, achievable milestones and work towards independence.
The good news for grads is that the listings for internships have accelerated greatly since a year ago.
Witness the anthropology majors working as baristas and the law school grads barely able to land temp assignments.
Thirty eight percent percent of Kellogg grads work in consulting, 23% in marketing and 20% in finance.
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