The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.
Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream.
Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade.
Just 33% agree a four-year college degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime,” while 63% agree more with the concept that it’s “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off.”
Of course it’s being seen that way.
If I were to go to my university this year, doing the same course I’d have:
£9250 x 4 = £37000 for the 4 year course £9504 x 4 = £38016 for rental accommodation including bills (I picked a rental property that included bills for ease of calculation) £5000 x 4 = £20000 for food (based on £100/week)
That’s £95016
And how much of my degree do I use day to day? Jack shit. Anyone starting my job technically does not need a degree. I work with a niche piece of software that is well known in it’s field but outside of that is not. No degree would ever cover this
You could not have done that math without a degree.