{"id":2089423,"date":"2023-11-03T17:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-question-now-whether-college-is-worth-it-study-shows\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T17:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T21:43:48","slug":"more-americans-question-now-whether-college-is-worth-it-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-question-now-whether-college-is-worth-it-study-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Study shows more Americans questioning if college is worth it."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-americans-question-now-whether-college-is-worth-it-study-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089423&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Is College Worth \u2063It? Experts Weigh In<\/h2>\n<p>College may not be as\u200b valuable as\u2062 it once was,\u200b according to experts.\u200c The question of whether a college\u200d education is truly \u200dworth the time,\u200b money, and effort is being raised by an increasing number \u2064of people. Jackson Carpenter, founder of the Cultural Currents Institute (CCI), a marketing group that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-question-now-whether-college-is-worth-it-study-shows\/\" title=\"Study shows more Americans questioning if college is worth it.\">studies public \u2063opinion \u200dtrends<\/a>, has noticed a 1,400 percent\u200b surge in Google searches for &#8220;Is college worth it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some research suggests \u2064that college can be beneficial in \u200dcertain circumstances, such \u2063as for those pursuing \u2062highly technical fields or\u2063 accessing elite job opportunities and networks, \u2062Carpenter\u2062 acknowledges that public opinion is\u200c shifting.\u200c Many Americans used to view\u2062 college\u2064 as a guarantee for a good job, financial security, knowledge, \u2062and\u2064 connections. However, doubts about \u2063its value have emerged since 2004, intensifying during the \u20632008 recession and the recent pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mississippi-state-auditor-calls-for-overhaul-of-college-funding-of-garbage-fields-to-address-brain-drain-5498384?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Mississippi State Auditor Calls for Overhaul of College Funding of &#8216;Garbage Fields&#8217; to Address Brain Drain<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mississippi-state-auditor-calls-for-overhaul-of-college-funding-of-garbage-fields-to-address-brain-drain-5498384?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/17-gop-senators-move-to-stop-bidens-latest-college-loan-bailout-5486434?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">17 GOP Senators Move to Stop Biden&#8217;s Latest College Loan \u200dBailout<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/17-gop-senators-move-to-stop-bidens-latest-college-loan-bailout-5486434?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One major concern is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-push-back-on-latest-biden-admin-student-loan-forgiveness-effort\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers oppose Biden administration's latest student loan forgiveness effort.\">increasing student debt<\/a> in America,\u200d which has tripled from\u200c $516 billion to $1.5 trillion since 2007. Despite this, real\u200d wages have not seen significant growth in\u200c the past 40 years. As a result, college students are\u2064 paying more for their education but \u2062receiving fewer opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    &#8220;Folks are waking up to that and saying, \u200d&#8217;Is there another \u2062way to have the kind of life I want without\u2062 going to college and incurring the debt that\u200c goes with it?'&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>Degrees that \u2062Pay Off<\/h2>\n<p>    Preston Cooper, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, \u2063agrees that college may not be worth the cost for \u2064everyone. However, he highlights \u200bthat certain circumstances can \u2064make higher education worthwhile. Cooper suggests \u2062that attending an affordable school, graduating on time, and majoring in fields like engineering, nursing, \u200ceconomics, or business can\u200b lead to a good \u200breturn on investment. \u200cStudents who don&#8217;t \u2063meet these criteria may\u200d end \u2064up worse off financially because \u200cof their college experience.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cooper emphasizes that comparing average wages between college \u2063and high school graduates can be misleading due to\u2062 significant variation.\u200c He identifies computer \u200cscience, nursing, economics, business, political \u200dscience, and some social sciences as majors that often lead to higher-paying\u2062 jobs. On the other hand, degrees in psychology, philosophy, arts,\u200c music, and humanities \u2062may not offer the same financial benefits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    &#8220;College campuses right now\u2064 are producing too many graduates\u2063 with degrees in these fields, relative to the number of jobs available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Less Assistance for Workforce Training<\/h2>\n<p>    Cooper points \u2062out that federal funding for college has contributed to an \u200boverproduction of graduates. Workforce\u200b training programs, on the other hand, receive limited funding at both the federal and state levels. He advises students to consider pursuing degrees that align with market demand if they want better job prospects. Additionally, the oversupply of college graduates has led employers to raise their degree requirements without increasing \u200bsalaries, creating a challenging job market.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another drawback is the increasing \u2064radicalism on college campuses, which has\u2063 made \u2063college a less appealing choice for many conservatives. However, \u2064it&#8217;s not just conservatives \u2062questioning the value of college.\u200b According to the CCI study, seven out of the top 10 states with the highest frequency of searches about the worth of\u2062 college voted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Education Arms Race<\/h2>\n<p>    \u200b  In the past, employers viewed college degrees \u200cas\u2064 indicators of intelligence, hard\u200d work, and motivation. However, with the rising number of college attendees, the value of a degree has \u200ddiminished. Carpenter compares college to the new high school, where students engage in an education arms race for more impressive degrees. This has resulted\u200b in an overqualified workforce \u2062with limited real-world experience and soaring student debt.<br \/>\n \u2064\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carpenter believes that college doesn&#8217;t have to be so expensive. He\u2062 attributes the high costs to expanding non-essential bureaucracy within schools. Despite the increased expenses, the quality of education may have declined. Additionally, the high cost \u200dand lingering debt can\u2062 make college graduates less adaptable \u2064to a changing economy. The cultural component of \u2063college has also lost its value, as young people now turn to online \u2063influencers and institutions for cultural guidance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    \u200b Carpenter hopes that businesses will shift towards apprenticeship\u2063 models \u2062to provide practical \u2064skills training. He also\u200b suggests that parents should\u200d encourage their children to \u2063explore alternative \u2062opportunities instead\u200c of automatically\u2064 pushing \u2064them towards college. \u200cThe narrative that any degree guarantees a good job is no longer accurate, and college may \u200cnot always be \u2062the best choice.<br \/>\n \u200d\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Tes in certain fields can lead to increased competition and lower wages for those graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor to consider is the changing nature of the job market. With advancements in technology and automation, \u2064certain jobs \u200care\u200b becoming obsolete\u2062 while new ones are emerging. This means that the skills\u2063 and knowledge gained from a college\u2062 education may<\/p>\n<h2> What role does technology and automation play in creating a mismatch between college education \u200dand job market demands, resulting in lower wages for graduates?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Technology and automation play \u200ba significant role in creating a mismatch between college education \u200band job\u2063 market demands, leading to lower wages \u200cfor graduates. Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-dhs-mayorkas-threatens-americans-free-speech\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy: DHS Mayorkas Threatens Americans' Free Speech\">key factors contributing<\/a> to this phenomenon:<\/p>\n<p>1. Skill Obsolescence: As technology rapidly evolves, certain skills become outdated, making \u2063some college graduates&#8217; knowledge and expertise less relevant in the job market. This leads to a surplus of candidates with irrelevant skills\u200c and a shortage of candidates \u2062with \u2064the necessary new skills demanded by employers. Consequently, graduates with outdated skills may \u2062face\u200d lower wages or struggle to\u2062 find jobs altogether.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u200dJob \u2064Displacement: Automation\u200d often replaces manual and repetitive tasks, which were traditionally performed by\u200b employees. This results in a decreased demand for workers in these roles, leading to \u200bjob displacement and a surplus of workers with the wrong skill set. This surplus exerts \u200cdownward pressure on \u200bwages, as more people are competing \u2062for fewer jobs.<\/p>\n<p>3. Increased \u200dEfficiency: Technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence and machine \u200blearning, enable companies to streamline processes and increase \u2064productivity. \u2063This increased efficiency can lead \u2064to\u2062 reduced demand \u2062for certain roles or the \u200cmerging of job functions. \u2063As a\u200c result, fewer\u2062 positions require a college education, leading to an oversupply of college graduates relative to\u2063 available \u200cjob opportunities, thereby depressing wages.<\/p>\n<p>4. Globalization: Technological advancements in communication and \u200ctransportation have facilitated the globalization of the job market. Companies now have the ability\u200d to outsource \u200dlabor to lower-cost countries, \u200cwhere \u200bwages may be\u2064 much lower. This intensifies the competition for jobs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-fiscal-policy-is-missing-from-the-battle-against-inflation-report-argues\/\" title=\"Sound Fiscal Policy Is Missing From The Battle Against Inflation, Report Argues\">puts downward pressure<\/a> on wages in high-cost regions.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the rapid pace \u200cof \u2064technological change \u2063and automation\u200c has created a gap between \u2064the skills acquired through traditional college \u200beducation \u2064and\u2062 the evolving demands of the job \u200cmarket. \u200cThis mismatch leads to a surplus of college graduates with outdated\u200d or less\u2063 relevant\u200b skills, resulting in lower \u200bwages due \u2064to increased competition and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-ceo-says-jobs-cuts-coming-jobless-claims-rise-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Goldman CEO Says Job Cuts are Coming, U.S. Jobless Claims Increase\">reduced job opportunities<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts suggest that college may be less valuable now than before. Jackson Carpenter, founder of the Cultural Currents Institute (CCI), reveals a growing number of individuals questioning the worth of a college education in terms of time, money, and effort. 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