College grads expect to earn $80,000 a year, but the math isn’t mathing

If you want to understand what's broken about higher education in America, look no further than one statistic. According to a recent survey, the average college student expects to earn $80,000 a year shortly after graduation. The reality? The average starting salary is closer to $56,000. That's a 30% gap between expectation and reality before a graduate even receives their first paycheck. And that's not even the worst news. Recent college graduates are facing an unemployment rate of roughly 5.6%