Higher Education Pays Off the Most in Jersey City, New Jersey

When considering where to buy a home, many first-time homebuyers may want to examine how the 200 largest U.S. cities value education.

Workers in Jersey City, New Jersey who hold bachelor’s degrees earn an average 83 percent more than workers with their associate’s degree, according to SmartAsset's new study. In Huntsville, Alabama, SmartAsset's sixth best city to work in tech, workers who hold a bachelor's degree earn 98 percent more than those with an associate's, and graduate degree holders earn about 60 percent more than those with a bachelor's degree.

In order to find where an education pays off the most, we compared income data for people with different levels of education. We compared earners without a high school degree to those with a high school degree; high school degree holders to associate’s degree holders, associate’s degree holders to bachelor’s degree holders and bachelor’s degree holders to graduate degree holders.

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