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Pricey colleges are good values

Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.

July 15, 2010

When it comes to college tuition, it seems like you get what you pay for. Tuition last year at Bucknell University was $40,594. Sixty-two percent of students received some financial aid, with the average award of $25,000, while the average graduate's loan debt was $18,800. The university may have one of the highest tuition rates in the Valley, but it also ranked No. 2 recently among all liberal arts institutions with its graduates obtaining the highest mid-career salaries - an average of $115,000 a year. Over time, a person with a liberal arts degree can catch up to those earning the bigger salaries right at the start, studies show.

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