In 2022, the average annual income of a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in the United States was 52,000 U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the median income for college grads was around 56,156 U.S. dollars.
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)
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New York Fed. (February 10, 2023). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. (2023). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median Annual Earnings of U.S. College Graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed, Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], New York Fed, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/