As students return to college campuses across the country, talk of whether a college degree is still “worth it” has returned, especially as the cost of tuition continues to rise. One metric for measuring success is the first-year salaries of graduates, and the numbers continue to be impressive.

According to the just-released National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Salary Survey for the Class of 2022, bachelor’s degree-level graduates received starting salaries that were, on average, 7.4% more than their peers from the Class of 2021, rising to $60,028 compared to $55,911 for Class of 2021 graduates. READ MORE