Bill targeting low-earning college degrees clears Indiana Legislature

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 405

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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A last-day vote in the Indiana Legislature advanced a controversial provision allowing the state to scrutinize and potentially eliminate college degree programs tied to low earnings, despite warnings from some lawmakers that the policy risks undermining essential but often underpaid professions.

Senate Bill 199 directs the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to review programs whose graduates earn median wages below the average earnings of a high school graduate in Indiana — ranging roughly from …

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