Survey results
June 16, 2023
For most Americans, higher education remains a vital priority—but many don’t fully understand their options to fund this goal, and many lack confidence that the goal is even attainable. Those are the key findings of a survey Vanguard recently conducted to gauge perspectives on higher education and the usage of 529 plans.
Titled Higher Education Perspectives & The State of Saving, the survey found that while 75% of Americans deem a post-high-school education important for becoming wealthy, uncertainty persists when it comes to achieving it.
The survey’s findings include several key themes that respondents expressed, including:
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