Erica Jacobs: Higher education is the way to be healthy, wealthy, and wise part 2

College Board’s study, “Education Pays,” illustrates how a college degree benefits society and individual graduates. Last week’s column cited statistics drawn from this recent report to show that college graduates are likely to make more money than high school graduates, and also use fewer expensive social services. They also have lower levels of obesity and produce fewer children with low birth weight — both considered indicators of family health.