“According to Census’s calculations, the life-time earnings of an education or arts major working in the service sector are actually lower than the average lifetime earnings of a high school graduate” ( pg.216, par 1). While “the highest paid major is engineering, followed by computers and math” (pg.215, par. 1). The authors of “Should Everyone Go to College?” used graphs to show the earning of someone holding a bachelors’ degree and their occupations compared to the work-life earnings of a high school graduate. Amazingly enough a high school graduate only makes slightly less than someone holding a bachelors’ degree in the education field! The bar graph show people holding a bachelors’ degree in architecture and engineering make close to 3.5 million in their work-life. Meanwhile, someone holding a bachelors’ degree in science make 2.5 million dollars in their work-life. Sawhill and Owen go even further saying “we see that just as not all college degrees are equal, neither are all high school diplomas” (pg.216, par.2). They give an example of someone with only a high school diploma working in a STEM job could make more in their lifetime than a bachelors’ degree holder “working in education, community service and arts, sales and office work, health support, blue collar jobs, or personal services” (pg.217, par.2). The authors also go into details about unemployment rates in different occupations and suggest…