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While those earning master’s, doctoral, or professional degrees still earn more during their careers than those with less educat

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问题     While those earning master’s, doctoral, or professional degrees still earn more during their careers than those with less education, the gap is closing, according to The College Payoff, a report published today by the Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce. " It’s still true that, on average, it’s better to get the higher degree; it’s better to keep climbing—but it’s less and less true, " says the center’s director, Anthony Carnevale.
    Those holding bachelor’s degrees earn about $2.27 million over their lifetime, while those with master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees earn $2.67 million, $3.25 million, and $3.65 million, respectively. That said, the major and industry a student selects ultimately have an enormous impact on lifetime earnings. Those with bachelor’s degrees who work either in management or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM)earn more, on average, than people with advanced degrees of any level who work in fields like education, sales, and community service.
    " The payoff from getting a college degree is huge and is actually increasing," says Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, a nonprofit focused on boosting America’s number of college graduates. "For people wondering if a college degree is worth it; Not only is it worth it, but the premium is growing.
    The report did reveal some sobering news for women and minorities. Among minorities, all ethnic groups’ career earnings were less than that of Caucasians, save for Asians with master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees, who outpaced white workers with degrees of the same level. Latinos and African-Americans with master’s degrees earn nearly the same in their lifetimes—roughly $2. 50 million—as white workers who have bachelor’s degrees.
    The data suggests that a glass ceiling is still firmly in place in America’s workforce. Across all industries, on average, women have to attain a Ph. D to earn more in their lifetimes($2. 86 million)than men who have only attained a bachelor’s degree($2. 60 million). Similarly, women with bachelor’s degrees earn nearly the same—about $ 1. 90 million—over the course of their careers as men with some college experience but no degree.
    Carnevale, of Georgetown, suggests that women who want to earn more than their male counterparts will either have to attain more degrees or simply select a higher-paying industry, given the unbalanced playing field. "You can close the gap by getting more education, and that does seem to be the strategy, at least implicitly, that women are following," he says. "If you want to make more than lots of men, and you’re a woman, then go into engineering.
The first two paragraphs suggest that
选项 A、the higher degree is less and less worthy to get.
B、engineers with professional degree earn most.
C、STEM bachelors may earn more than education doctors.
D、the greatest earning gap appears between bachelors and masters.
答案C
解析 推断题。根据第二段最后一句话，只要获得本科学历，管理行业以及理工行业如科技、机械、数学等行业的人员的收入可能高于教育、销售以及社区服务等行业的从业人员，无论后者的学历层次如何。由此可见，理工行业本科生可能比教育行业的博士收入高，故[C]为答案。作者只是指出学历对收入的影响正在减小，但不能因此推断高等学历不值得获取，故排除[A]；文章并有提及收入最高的行业，排除[B]；而根据第二段第一句相关内容，收入最大差距存在于硕士和博士之间，故[D]错误。
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