Students who work while they\u2019re in college will likely make more money after graduation than their classmates who choose not to work.
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That\u2019s according to a new study<\/a> published by the Education and Employment Research Center at Rutgers University. To conduct the study, researchers from Rutgers and the City University of New York (CUNY) analyzed the earnings of 160,000 students who enrolled in public two-year and four-year universities between 1999 and 2008. They found that those who worked part-time or full-time in college averaged post-college earnings up to $20,000 higher than their non-working classmates. \u201cWhat we found was a remarkably consistent result,\u201d Daniel Douglas<\/a>, a senior researcher at Rutgers\u2019 Education and Employment Research Center and visiting assistant professor of educational studies at Trinity College and a co-author of the study, said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWorking students appear to benefit from the experience, even if they do not complete a degree,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe tried numerous ways of measuring work during college and post-college earnings, and we tried different statistical methods of addressing \u2018selection bias.\u2019 But in every case, the general pattern was the same.\u201d The researchers considered age, race, college major, grade point average, work history, and more to come to the conclusion that any student who works during college — no matter who they are — has a greater chance at earning more money after leaving college than their non-working peers. Specifically, they found that students pursuing their bachelor\u2019s degrees who made between $5,000 and $15,000 during their first year of college made an average $4,332 more after college than their peers who didn\u2019t work. And, of that same group, those who made between $1,000 and $5,000 during their first year of college made an average $1,639 more after graduation. And the more money that a student earns while working in college, the higher they can expect their earnings bump to be after leaving. Those pursuing their bachelor\u2019s degrees who made between $15,000 and $25,000 in their first year of college made, on average, $10,179 more after they left. And those who made over $25,000 received an earnings bump of $20,625. Nowadays, working in college is common. In fact, 62 percent<\/a> of undergraduate students have a job of some sort while they\u2019re enrolled, according to research by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). But typically, they work because they need money to pay for tuition, books, rent, and everyday living expenses, such as groceries and toiletries. So, up to this point, students have largely perceived work as a necessary burden. In fact, 54 percent of undergraduate students said that they couldn\u2019t afford to go to college if they didn\u2019t work, according to the NCES study. With this study, however, perhaps they can also consider working in college as an investment in their future. “Our research shows two strong relationships,\u201d Douglas said. \u201cFirst, the more one works during the first year of college, the higher their earnings after. Second, the further one gets in college — by earning more credits and by completing degrees — the more they earn after. This suggests that one should add work to study, but not to the point that it gets in the way of being successful in college.” Clearly, students\u2019 personalities have some sort of effect on how much they will earn after college. Those who have the drive and ambition to make as much money as they can in college, will likely do the same after they leave. However, personality isn\u2019t the only factor. The researchers suggest that students who work in college gain cognitive and soft skills<\/a> that are valued by employers, are able to build their resumes, and acquire a larger social network, which can help them land a job after school. After all, more than 70 percent<\/a> of people earn a job through networking<\/a>. Students who work while they\u2019re in college will likely make more money after graduation than their classmates who choose not to work. That\u2019s according to a new study published by the Education and Employment Research Center at Rutgers University. 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