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College Degree Returns by Average 2011 Annual Out-of-Pocket Costs, from B. Caplan's The Case Against Education First-year U.S. college degree returns for select majors, by type of student Study comparing college revenue per student by tuition and state funding in 2008 dollars [121] The view that higher education is a bubble is debated.
“One is, ‘College isn't worth it—it's too expensive.’ And the other is, ‘75% of all jobs require a college degree’—those that are actually jobs of the future.
The education of African Americans and some other minorities lags behind those of other U.S. ethnic groups, such as White Americans and Asian Americans, as reflected by test scores, grades, urban high school graduation rates, rates of disciplinary action, and rates of conferral of undergraduate degrees.
One indicator of credential inflation is the relative decline in the wage differential between those with college degrees and those with only high school diplomas. [44] An additional indicator is the gap between the credentials requested by employers in job postings and the qualifications of those already in those occupations.
A growing number of U.S. employers are nixing college degrees from hiring requirements in job postings, according to Indeed. In January, fewer than 1 in 5 of the jobs listed on the platform ...
A college education has become a rite of passage for many students in America, and studies continue to show that college graduates are more likely to become higher earners than those without a degree.
Cost of living increased roughly 3.25-fold during this time; medical costs inflated roughly 6-fold; but college tuition and fees inflation approached 10-fold. Another way to say this is that whereas medical costs inflated at twice the rate of cost-of-living, college tuition and fees inflated at four times the rate of cost-of-living inflation.
College students have gotten the hint. Gen Z is souring on college degrees as a path to success, sociology professor says. They have a good reason: Skills-based hiring is the way of the future