There are lots of online tools that can help adult learners better understand the financial opportunities in various fields of study. Here are a few of our favorites:

• The NACE Salary Calculator Center is a unique tool that can help adult learners research salaries associated with various careers, helping provide a solid picture of earnings expectations for new potential career paths. To research salaries in fields of interest, visit the online salary tool.
• Career Monster Salary Wizard is another free online resource for researching salaries. This tool allows users to search careers by major or category and provides salary ranges based on various experience levels. Access it here.
• Payscale.com is another resource for finding out more about what your college degree is worth. While a little more complicated, this tool looks at various degrees and provides average salary figures for jobs typically associated with those degrees. To use the online tool, visit the payscale.com website.