{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"College Board’s Education Pays 2026 Report Confirms: A Degree Still Pays Off","slug":"college-board-s-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off","published_at":"2026-05-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/college-board-s-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/78560/college-boards-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fe497ea0-46cc-45f4-a169-521b6fcfe900.mp3","summary":"College remains a strong financial investment, and the latest data from College Board makes that case with the most recent numbers available. The Education Pays 2026 report (PDF File), shows that workers with a bachelor’s degree continue to significantly out-earn their peers with only a high school diploma and that the gap shows no signs of closing. In 2024, the median earnings of bachelor’s degree recipients age 25 and older working full time were $81,800, compared to $50,600 for high school graduates. That’s a $31,200 difference (62% more) every single year. After accounting for taxes, bachelor’s degree holders took home $22,200 more annually, a 56% premium in after-tax income. The report comes at a time when public confidence in higher education has declined. A 2025 Gallup survey found that the cost of college is one of the top reasons Americans feel less confident about the value of a degree. But the data tells a more nuanced story: one where the financial returns still hold up, even after factoring in tuition, student loan debt , and years of forgone earnings.","meta_description":"College remains a strong financial investment, and the latest data from College Board makes that case with the most recent numbers available. The Educatio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":708,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/college-board-s-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/college-board-s-education-pays-2026-report-confirms-a-degree-still-pays-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}