The Wall Street Journal

From December 16, 2009 (Sue Shellenbarger)

The reasons for going to college are as different and varied as the makeup of student body on must campuses. One reason that will find no argument is that a college degree leads to a better life. But how much better is that college-degree life than something else, and does it make a difference which college conferred the degree? See what college graduates, parents, private, public and government agencies have to say about the actual value of graduating from college. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703438404574597952027438622.html