Having a college degree has been linked to success indicators such has having a higher paying job. However, holding a college degree also makes a person more likely to have health insurance.

A study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that women who lack a high school diploma are four times less likely to have health insurance compared to those with a college degree.

"Health insurance coverage and education are clearly linked," says women's health expert and policy brief author Roberta Wyn.

The researchers reviewed information from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey to up come with the figures.

The study also found that Latinas, low-income women and single women were most likely to be uninsured.

Women who have a college degree are also more likely to have their health insurance coverage through their employer, according to the study. Seventy-five percent of women who had a college degree obtained health insurance through their employer, whereas just under 50 percent of those with a high school degree and 23 percent without a high school degree did.

Regardless of educational background, disparities in coverage should lessen in the future. Health care reform aims at providing health insurance coverage for all citizens, regardless of income.