The Roadmap to Investing in Yourself: The Real Costs of a College Education

Seneca Vaught; Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah

doi:10.5771/9781475866148

Summary

The Roadmap to Investing in Yourself: The Real Costs of a College Education, 2nd Edition discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a college degree. While it is widely believed that attending college in itself guarantees wealth, thinking of a college degree as a commodity has kept students, parents, and higher education professionals from understanding the full range of short-term and long-term costs. This book illustrates how the promotion of education merely as a commodity comes at a high price for both the individual and society. Authors Tara Jabbaar-Gyambrah and Seneca Vaught argue that the idea of ‘investment’ must shift from a short-sighted view, focusing only on economic concerns, to a broader and more holistic understanding of what college costs and what students can expect in return.

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Edition: 2/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6612-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6614-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 158
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
Why Does College Cost So Much? No access Pages 1 - 14
What Happens When You Major for Money? No access Pages 15 - 32
Why Are American Universities So Expensive? No access Pages 33 - 42
Who Pays the Most for College? No access Pages 43 - 52
Why Is It So Easy to Get Loans and So Hard to Repay? No access Pages 53 - 70
What Is Your College Education Worth? No access Pages 71 - 86
Why It’s Important to Invest in Yourself No access Pages 87 - 98
Conclusion No access Pages 99 - 104
Appendix No access Pages 105 - 134
Bibliography No access Pages 135 - 146
Index No access Pages 147 - 156
About the Authors No access Pages 157 - 158