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Liberal arts education lends an edge in down economy

USA Today

January 25, 2012

Recent college graduates who as seniors scored highest on a standardized test to measure how well they think, reason and write - skills most associated with a liberal arts education - were far more likely to be better off financially than those who scored lowest, says the Social Science Research Council, an independent organization. It found that students who had mastered the ability to think critically, reason analytically and write effectively by their senior year were three times less likely to be unemployed than those who hadn't; half as likely to be living with their parents; and far less likely to have amassed credit card debt (37% vs. 51%).

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