Reports from the Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world."

Is College Worth It? College Presidents, Public Assess, Value, Quality and Mission of Higher Education (2011)

Young Adults, Student Debt and Economic Well-Being (2014)

Rise of College Student Borrowing (2010)

Young, Underemployed and Optimistic Coming of Age, Slowly, in a Tough Economy (2012)

Periodical articles on the subject
"higher education--costs"

from several EBSCO databases, including Business Source Premier, Education Research Complete. (Re-sort by date to see the newest ones on top.)

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Full reports

Humanities Education: Are humanities degrees worth the cost? (2013)

Student Debt: Is the college-loan system fair? (2011)

The Value of a College Education: Is a four-year degree the only path to a secure future? (2009)

Student Aid: Will many low-income students be left out?(2008)

Rising College Costs: Should Congress penalize schools that raise fees? (2003)

Liberal Arts: Should colleges get back to basics? (1998)

See a wide variety of sources provided by the Opposing Viewpoints database on
Student Loans

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Reports from
Georgetown University's
Center for Education and the Workforce
are available to read online

Two examples:
				The Economic Value of College Majors (2015)
				From Hard Times to Better Times: College Majors, Unemployment, and Earnings (2015)

From the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU)

https://www.aacu.org/leap/economiccase

Also from AACU:

https://www.aacu.org/leap/civiccase

New York Times articles on this subject collected: Student loans

Institute for College Access & Success
Includes Project on Student Debt and more

Pulling Up the Higher-Ed Ladder Myth and Reality in the Crisis of College Affordability
A report from Demos, a nonprofit think tank

College Reality Check
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, "to share facts and figures that students, parents, and counselors should weigh in making decisions about college"

ProPublica's reporting on College Debt

Vermont Edition

VPR call-in program May 9. 2012 on student loan debt

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