Researchers at the Brown University in the United States found that people who went to college had a higher chance of living longer. The study showed that people who had a higher education had lower blood pressure as they got older than their counterparts who did not finish their high school. In addition, the biggest health benefits were found among those with doctorates or master’s degrees, and were stronger for women. Well-educated women drank more than those who did not attend university, but they smoked less and were generally thinner.

The researchers could not give an exact reason as to why a woman’s blood pressure gets affected by her level of education. They believe that it may be because the level of education affects your lifestyle and therefore your physical health.

“Women with less education are more likely to be experiencing depression, they are more likely to be single parents, more likely to be living in impoverished areas and more likely to be living below the poverty line. Socio-economic gradients in health are very complex. But there’s a question of what do we do about it. One of the big potential areas to intervene on is education,” Dr Loucks said.

Studies in the past have shown us that higher education has been linked with warding off Alzheimer’s.