Does education have some effect on income in post-pandemic era?

From coast to coast, this map follows how Median Household Income rises and falls alongside the share of people with a Bachelor's degree or higher.
A bachelor's degree is often a ticket to higher earnings in general. However, some states with high education levels have middling incomes, and vice versa. Would you still consider a college degree "worth it" in those places?

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Data Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau API (2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates)
Variables: B19013 (Income) & B15003 (Educational Attainment)
Methodology:
States are binned into tertiles (33.3% and 66.6% percentiles) relative to the 50 US States + DC.