College Earnings

  • How Quick you get employed after graduation is a product of your college reputation, and your chosen area of study. (Take a look a the job sites before choosing a program!).
  • After gaining experience in your area of expertise (in the workforce), dependence on college reputation is diminished and you are judged by your actions/successes in the industry.
  • Get your college degree, your earnings over your lifetime, will be substantially less if you do not. A person with a bachelor’s degree earned more than a person with a college diploma, apprenticeship or high school education.
  • The table below illustrates this fact. This was pulled from Canada Census 2015. Incomes are much higher now.
  Ontario       High school
diploma      
Apprenticeship
certificate   
College Diploma      Bachelor’s
degree     
Women$44,928.00$37,510.00$49,649.00$70,832.00
Men$55,216.00$72,135.00$67,576.00$85,645.00

The extra cost to obtain a degree is generally paid back quickly upon graduation.

In 2023 University of Toronto: Average Annual Total Compensation post-graduation is $171k, ranging from $135k to $383k, see Post Graduation College Earnings | World University Ranking.

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