# Preston Cooper on the ROI of College, Grad School Risks, and What AI Changes About the Math

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Podcast: [The College Investor Audio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113)
Published: 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80388/preston-cooper-on-the-roi-of-college-grad-school/
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Higher education economist Preston Cooper joins The College Investor at the ASU+GSV Summit to talk about when a bachelor’s degree pays off, where grad school goes wrong, and how families should think about ROI in a labor market that is changing fast. Recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, Robert Farrington sits down with Preston Cooper, the researcher behind some of the most widely cited work on the return on investment of college and graduate school, to unpack what the numbers actually say — and what students and families should do with that information during admissions season.

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