Does having a Master’s or PHD guarantee higher earnings?

Does having a Master’s or PHD guarantee higher earnings?

September 26, 2018 7:32 pm MST.

Get a job or go to graduate school? It’s a question a lot of students ask themselves, and a report from Statistics Canada suggests having that extra piece of paper doesn’t guarantee higher earnings. Jonathan Muma reports.

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