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I had read that article a week or two ago. The thing to note is that the people making more money from associates degrees went into something very specific and typically technical. You aren't seeing people with an associates in English or business making more money. RN's, radiology techs, some IT positions are all high paying initially. To ever get promoted though, a lot of them require the bachelors. If you're going into nursing, it's a great deal to get your RN at the community college, get a job with an employer who pays tuition reimbursement, and then get your bachelor's degree on their dime. Radiology techs do really well early on but any job in health care has a definite disadvantage in raise and bonus opportunities (from someone who worked her whole life in the health care industry and has just escaped recently).
The article also says "nearly 30 percent of graduates of two-year colleges — those with associate’s degrees — are earning more than those entering the workforce with four-year bachelor’s degrees." That means that more than 70 percent are NOT earning more than people with bachelor's degrees.
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