Concerns over mounting tuition debt has risen to become a central concern of many young professionals. While many companies have opted to help new hires repay the sums owed, firms that offer to help continue their workers' schooling forge greater loyalty, and a growing number of companies have begun funding their own programs to promote educational advancement.

As a means of evaluating the tangible success of such initiatives, the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, working in conjunction with management consulting firm Accenture, analyzed the education reimbursement programs offered by multinational insurance provider Cigna.

Between 2012 and 2014, more than 2,200 employees of the health care provider were compensated tuition costs up to $5,250 for undergraduate programs and $8,000 for graduate studies. So long as they were enrolled in fully accredited institutions, corporate policies would not interfere with the students' choice of majors nor their selection of schools, whether private or public.