上名牌大學畢業賺的更多 REALLY?

College tuitions are becoming prohibitively expensive for many people, with Harvard University now costing almost $61,000 a year for tuition, room, board and fees.

對於很多人來說大學學費變得越來越昂貴，現在哈佛大學每年要花包括學費、食宿和學雜費等將近6萬1000美元。

Given the high price tag, is it worth it to graduate from a highly selective school versus a less expensive, lower-tier one?

在高標價的背景下，是否值得去就讀精挑細選的名牌學校？而非學費較便宜的二類院校？

The answer is, yes, "selectivity matters a lot," at least for most majors, according to two researchers.

根據兩位研究者的見地，答案是肯定的，至少對於大多數專業來講，選擇高於一切。

The duo compared the salaries of students who graduated from highly to not-so-selective colleges in the United States.

兩位研究者比較了在美國從名牌院校畢業和二類院校畢業的學生的工資水平。

In all, they found that 10 years after graduation, "graduates from the most selective colleges earn[ed] about $16,000 more annually compared to graduates from average selective colleges," they wrote in a new study, which has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

總的來說，他們發現畢業10年後，名牌大學畢業生每年多賺約1萬6000美元，相比一般院校的大學畢業生而言，他們在一項新的尚未在同行評審的雜誌上發表的研究中寫到。

Moreover, the researchers found that a gender gap exists, even among graduates of highly selective colleges, such as Harvard and Stanford. Women who attended top-tier colleges earned about 16 percent less than men who majored in the same discipline at the same or other highly selective colleges, the researchers said.

此外，研究人員發現還存在性別差距，即便是名牌大學的畢業生--如哈佛和斯坦福大學，名牌大學畢業的女生與同校主修同一學科的男生或者其他名牌大學畢業的男生比較而言，薪資水平低約16%，研究人員說。