Report:College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market

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<p>College</a> Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market - Yahoo! News</p>

<p>"My quibble is that the piece treats college education as a monolith. It isn't "the college degree" that has lost value. They're as valuable as ever for hard-working students who are focused on learning something. The trouble is that many college students these days simply coast along, accumulating the necessary credits in a jumble of courses that don't require much effort. We have a big oversupply of that sort of graduate."</p>

<p>This is a quote from another analysis which I believe is a more accurate assessment of what is going on.</p>

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<p>I think one thing in the article is probably true–as more are getting Bachelor’s degrees, students are trying to differentiate themselves from the others when it comes to the employment scene. It could be double or triple bachelor’s degrees, a masters, or job experience through internships.</p>