| richardhutnik said: Here is the ONE thing a college degree gets you: get your resume looked at. Due to the oversupply of college graduates, jobs add a college degree to the list of requirements so they don't need to look at as many resumes, even if the job doesn't need it. One needs to add experience and certifications, and other things to better your chance at work. People need to weight the debt load vs potential payout when deciding whether to do college. |
Business, Computer Science, Science or Arts degrees have mixed employment results compared to other study fields. Degrees in Medicine , Nursing, Engineering, Teaching and Law are more likely going to lead to better chances of securing employment after graduation. There needs to be a demand in the employment market for new graduates to enter the field. Where there is little or no demand for labour, there will be higher unemployment. A college degree may end up being a high debt trap if you can not secure employment.
Further education such as a Masters or PHD may be needed to secure employment. Bachelor's degrees are too common these days with between 40% to 60% of the population with one of those degrees. Taking up a trade may be a better career path compared to a college degree that offers little or no future employment prospects. Choose carefully before undertaking college education and plunging into tens of thousands in debt.
