Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said the report "confirms what we have been saying for some time now - that graduates, on average, earn more and are more likely to be in a job than those without degrees, and that higher education is likely to be the best investment a student will ever make".

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Graduates' earnings stay ahead

Educated workers, on average, earn more than workers with less education and college grads are much more likely to have jobs than those without college degrees.

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