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First-generation college students earn less than graduates whose parents went to college

  • Written by Anna Manzoni, Associate professor, North Carolina State University
First-generation college students earn less than graduates whose parents went to collegeFirst-generation college students face uneven prospects well after college.Nirat.pix/www.shutterstock.com

When discussions take place about first-generation college students, often the focus is on how disadvantaged they are in comparison to their peers whose parents went to college.

Research we recently conducted shows that first-generation college...

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