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Your bachelor’s degree can open the door to a lifetime of career and earnings growth.
Find a Meaningful Career
Your bachelor’s degree from Walden can enhance your ability to find a meaningful career in which you can truly make a difference.
- For 15 of the 30 fastest-growing occupations—including general business, operations managers, accountants, auditors, computer software engineers, and systems analysts—a bachelor’s degree or higher is required.
(U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2006–2016, December 4, 2007)
Increase Your Earnings Potential
With your Walden degree in hand, you can expect to dramatically raise your earnings potential over the course of your career. The earnings gap between those who have four-year college degrees and those who do not has widened throughout the last four decades.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, adults with bachelor’s degrees earned an average of $54,689 in 2005, while those with high school diplomas earned $29,448.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, based on median weekly earnings, individuals who have bachelor’s degrees earn 62% more than those with high school diplomas, 43% more than those with some college, and 33% more than those with associate degrees.
Stay Competitive
To remain competitive in the job market of the future, a bachelor’s degree is critical as more and more individuals pursue higher education.
- In 2003–04, about 69% of high school seniors expected to attain a bachelor's degree or higher, with 35% of those students expecting to continue on to graduate school. In 1980, only 35% of high school students expected to attain a bachelor's degree.
- The number of students enrolling in college immediately after high school increased from 49% in 1972 to 67% in 2004.
(The Condition of Education 2006, U.S. Department of Education)
Reach Your Potential
With a bachelor’s degree from Walden, give yourself the greatest possible chance for success. Take this first step in your career path and prepare yourself for additional study that can lead to a master’s and then a doctoral degree.
Develop skills for success in
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Leadership
