Beyond The One-Size-Fits-All College Degree
by
James Rosenbaum, Kennan Cepa, and Janet Rosenbaum
| February 9, 2013
|
Winter 2013
James Rosenbaum, Kennan Cepa, and Janet Rosenbaum examine how commonplace assumptions about higher education limit opportunity.
Do certificates and AAs have higher payoffs than high school diplomas?
| Job Rewards |
Certificate |
AA |
BA |
| Linear Regression |
| Earnings |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Job status |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Autonomy |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Variety |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Poisson Regression |
| Career relevant |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Career preparation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Health benefits |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vacation benefits |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Day shift |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Irregular hours |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Strenuous jobs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Authors
James Rosenbaum is a professor of sociology, education and social policy at Northwestern University. His research findings have been implemented in some college reforms.
Kennan Cepa is a research coordinator at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research. Her research interests include K-12 education, college access and completion, and job preparation.
Janet Rosenbaum is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health at State University of New York, Downstate. She has published articles on adolescent risk behaviors and educational determinants of health disparities.
