Survey: College A Bad Investment?

A Pew Research Center survey showed a majority of Americans now believe that higher education is not a good investment. Ana Kasparian and Jayar Jackson discuss.

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[nett103]

Education is NEVER a bad investment, its just that the American education pricing system is severly flawed.

[computerjero]

Did they ask people who have never studied, students, graduates, drop-outs or all of them ?

I would really like to know if graduates feel like they have learned something valueable @ uni/college.

About to finish my Bachelors and I feel like I know nothing important, that I can use anywhere important. My studies were/are a COMPLETE disappointment and it wouldn't surprise me my degree ends up decorating my wall.

[12Ominous]

@nett103 That's a nice heartfelt sentiment; naive and erroneous no the less. Paying anything for something you can teach yourself is waste of money. If your IQ is above 100 you can teach yourself anything. If it's below that you shouldn't be pursuing post-secondary education anyways.

[petpatatiable]

The Problem is very less number of students are in the right major. If you do a bachelors in one of the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) followed by at least a Masters you can definitely get a job in US. You can also get Research / Teaching assistantship in these majors, thereby not having to pay anything to pay for grad school in any university. Problem is that these majors are not easy.That is why not many people choose to pursue it.

[thomasjrbg]

@nett103 ... "Education" is not an investment; that is unless going to the casino on Saturday night is an investment.

[thomasjrbg]

@computerjero ... I am forced to agree. There is no use in college whatever; especially since you can go on the web and buy a degree with transcripts and phone verification. So, someone will say to me that buying a degree on-line is dishonest. Is it more dishonest to use tax money and do courses on-line or buy your degree with your own money outright. You decide, stealing or lying, which is better; yes, neither is better.

[scrambledpenis]

@jordan567890 I majored in english. I dont know what the fuck I was thinking!

[scrambledpenis]

@ShadowSaberBaroxio Not 5-6 years more like 40 for someone who owes 100,000. I owe 15 grand, according to the plan i will be in debt for 15 years.

[jewfrok]

Depends on your major and intended field. Underwater basket-weaving (random liberal arts degree) is not going to present you with a desirable skill set for employers. However, some STEM degrees are very beneficial.

[mjpitche]

Take out the doctors and lawyers and college grad make a lot less than non college grads.

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

1 1:26 ha ha whats the matter, cant use that million dollars more bs 'statistic'

2 who are doing these 'statistics' and where are they getting their funding from? who is running them? who is influencing them? cause she named as a source for the bs shes saying, the same place that output the '1 million dollar more' bs statistic that has been thoroughly disproven

apart from doctors and in some cases lawyers, name one field that you cant study up on yourself for free between internet and library

[TheSlightlySlanted]

COLLEGE IS A SCAM All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.

James F. Coope