Is a University Degree Still Worth Anything?

[lizarder]

Once it was said that "university degree is a key to every door when applying for a job", now university degree will only put you close to start in line to job interview. Even though it varies from profession to profession, degree is no longer a guarantee of knowledge or quality. University degree becomes an obligatory to parents or something you only need to be able to mention in CV. Today there are so many courses, that can give basics knowledge, that people study for years in university. Later, those basic knowledge can be mastered during work/at work.

That is still valid in my country because when you have a bachelor's degree and have an insider, it will be easy for us to get a job. Understanding like this is not wrong because of what happens like that and even if you do not have a bachelor's degree and do not have insider then the job is the easiest to get as a laborer. Now there is a slight change that may be achieved by everyone because by having skills we can develop our potential on social media platforms to make money so that diplomas are no longer a reference to find work.

The development of technology insists we must be able to adapt and if the title we have is not so high then it still has the opportunity to make money. That is why skills need to be improved because now there are many opportunities that we can use, such as investment in the crypto industry in an effort to achieve financial freedom.

[dunfida]

Once it was said that "university degree is a key to every door when applying for a job", now university degree will only put you close to start in line to job interview. Even though it varies from profession to profession, degree is no longer a guarantee of knowledge or quality. University degree becomes an obligatory to parents or something you only need to be able to mention in CV. Today there are so many courses, that can give basics knowledge, that people study for years in university. Later, those basic knowledge can be mastered during work/at work.

That is still valid in my country because when you have a bachelor's degree and have an insider, it will be easy for us to get a job. Understanding like this is not wrong because of what happens like that and even if you do not have a bachelor's degree and do not have insider then the job is the easiest to get as a laborer. Now there is a slight change that may be achieved by everyone because by having skills we can develop our potential on social media platforms to make money so that diplomas are no longer a reference to find work.

The development of technology insists we must be able to adapt and if the title we have is not so high then it still has the opportunity to make money. That is why skills need to be improved because now there are many opportunities that we can use, such as investment in the crypto industry in an effort to achieve financial freedom.

There are those countries on which it do really sucks when it comes into this aspect on which you would be needing up some backer or insider that would be helping you out to land a job inside in comparing into those who had applied without having any connections and no matter how good your credentials is, but still you do end up on being not hired because the priority would be into those who do have connections. Somehow there are those companies which doesnt have backer system on which this should be that the standard on which hiring up the most ideal worker or candidate should be chosen and not someone whose been back up by someone. If we do speak about on getting a degree is still worth it, then it would be that recommended that you should be finishing up your studies because having no degree or wont be able to finish up will be putting you up into a hard situation because credential do plays a big role on getting hired or getting a job locally.

I do agree into some words above that you arent just that getting a piece of paper but also you are that learning up things accordingly on which it wont be limiting out only into the course but also teaching you up at least on general knowledge on which this could be that helpful not only on your future seek of jobs but also even into making viable decisions basing up on different scenarios and conditions.

[rachael9385]

It's still worth something but that most important thing you need to take note of is that it's no longer a criteria for success. I saw a post made by a content creator/ streamer I'm Nigeria who hasn't even acquired a degree but he said that he's willing to employ people that would always help him hold his camera to be paid #500000 monthly. Lol it was quite funny that he said only masters degree holders can get the job.

[AmoreJaz]

It's still worth something but that most important thing you need to take note of is that it's no longer a criteria for success. I saw a post made by a content creator/ streamer I'm Nigeria who hasn't even acquired a degree but he said that he's willing to employ people that would always help him hold his camera to be paid #500000 monthly. Lol it was quite funny that he said only masters degree holders can get the job.

That's the reality that we have today. In today's generation, having a degree is not a measure of success anymore. It is how you sell yourself in the market and make a living. There are so many options now how to earn money. A lot are getting their passive income via different social media platforms. If you know how to face your camera and face the world virtually, you can indeed earn money in no time. But of course, it also needs dedication and perseverance. You won't get outright compensation with what you do as you need to acquire subscribers and more to earn a decent income. If it is not your forte, then, acquire skills on a different manner or educate yourself for something you really wanna do in life.

[riskthebiscuit]

Has anyone else noticed that these days, having a university degree does not seem to guarantee a good job anymore? In the US, more than 40% of new graduates are working in jobs that don’t even need a degree! In the UK and Canada, youth unemployment is even higher, and entry-level jobs are much harder to get. Now, for each job, there are more than 100 people applying

A lot of people blame technology (especially AI, robots and automation) for stealing jobs. But the truth is more complicated. Companies are using AI to get rid of simple tasks, yes, but they’re also sending jobs to cheaper countries. And when there are jobs, many companies do not care about your university name anymore. They want to see if you really have the skills or special training for that job. That means people have to pay even more to get extra “certificates” after graduating

Meanwhile, graduates are stuck with debt and stress. Many young people feel lost, frustrated, and even angry, like society promised them something it can’t deliver. In the past, too many frustrated young people has led to big changes. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Do you think the old way of working (one job, one company, climbing step by step) is over? Now, I see many young people having several jobs, working on short projects, or even starting small businesses on the side. In a recent report, more than half of workers noticed more people working two or more jobs

Is university still worth it today? Are “extra skills” and certificates just another money-making trick? Has anyone here found success without a degree, or by learning something new outside of school? Is this the start of a new way of working, or just a big mess?

Yes, we have noticed. We have re-entered merit based economics and not paper based. This will be more evident as AI advances and those who can code it will thrive, merit will be the consideration not how SR you are in your now defunct company.

No, university is not worth it anymore. It's the start of a new way of life, not just work. A fundamental shift will occur that cannot be undone, but alas the future is brighter. But those who haven't worked on themselves will struggle immensely to begin. But a new age is coming and it won't be where humans are working 33% of their lives.

[laijsica]

It's still worth something but that most important thing you need to take note of is that it's no longer a criteria for success. I saw a post made by a content creator/ streamer I'm Nigeria who hasn't even acquired a degree but he said that he's willing to employ people that would always help him hold his camera to be paid #500000 monthly. Lol it was quite funny that he said only masters degree holders can get the job.

That's the reality that we have today. In today's generation, having a degree is not a measure of success anymore. It is how you sell yourself in the market and make a living. There are so many options now how to earn money. A lot are getting their passive income via different social media platforms. If you know how to face your camera and face the world virtually, you can indeed earn money in no time. But of course, it also needs dedication and perseverance. You won't get outright compensation with what you do as you need to acquire subscribers and more to earn a decent income. If it is not your forte, then, acquire skills on a different manner or educate yourself for something you really wanna do in life.

Although not a measure of success, higher education can definitely benefit you in making any decision and being successful. Compared to semi-educated and illiterate people, they can successfully deal with any situation. Highly educated people can get comfortable jobs to earn a living due to their skills and they can reach the pinnacle of success by acquiring more skills. Compared to the amount of money you can earn through physical labor without being highly educated, educated people can earn more with relatively less effort.

People want to do anything, they have to be educated first because they play a more leading role in changing the society. Higher education develops in them the skills to understand social values ​​and strategist on every issue and lead from the front line.

[GigaBit]

Is university still worth it today? Are “extra skills” and certificates just another money-making trick? Has anyone here found success without a degree, or by learning something new outside of school? Is this the start of a new way of working, or just a big mess?

In almost all countries, the population rate has increased to some extent, but employment has not increased in the same way. That is why people are not getting jobs even after completing their studies from the university, they have to remain unemployed. And there are enough reasons for this. Generally, those who are businessmen, in order to increase their business or profits, start their companies in foreign countries where they can get cheap labor or reduce costs, instead of in their own country, they start producing their products in aboard due to which the employment that was supposed to be created there but that is being obtained by another country, as a result of which there is lack of job for the people of their own country. In this case the business owner is not going to be responsible because to do a competitive business, special attention must be paid to both the quality and cost of the product.

If only a person thinks that he will get a degree and get a job, it is wrong. Of course, every person, in addition to getting a degree, must prepare himself for the workplace. And if additional training is needed for this, then he must also take it.

[shinratensei_]

If degrees become the new norm, it means that the importance of degrees has increased, not decreased. Instead of a degree being considered something that was very valuable in the past, it will now become the basic norm. That means that people without degrees will not meet the standards and they will be the ones who have a hard time in life, not those with degrees. 

This also means that those with only skills are under threat. They may have jobs, but they are under threat and will be eliminated as more and more people with both degrees and skills appear. Therefore, degrees will be extremely important as they become the new norm.

Well if the skill is truly one in a thousand, then the skill will put them ahead of others despite not having degree.
In reality though, skills aren't hard to come by and when there's two candidate with equal skills, one having degree and the other didn't. The employer will easily give the job to the one with degree.

Degree honestly also add more trust to some extent, so it does inflate the worth of people's holding it.
That's just the reality from my observation, that's also why there's such thing called degree mills and why they're still selling like a hot cake to people from 3rd world countries wanting to have degree from reputable developed countries.

[KiaKia]

Depends. Healthcare is always high in demand. Dentists, nurses, medical doctors will have no problems with getting a job no matter what happens. Even AI cannot take their jobs away.

The others? They seem dead unless you highly specialize in a field but then you need to be able to sustain yourself till you reach that stage and that’s why it seems it is not worth the wait.

If you ever want to get a job just because you finished college, go get a license that’s related to healthcare. Otherwise get ready to work way way harder just to land on a job.

It depends just like you said but there is hope for countries with no jobs too so I'd say its better to have your degrees than not to, in the process of having those degrees is better to have something else aside for yourself.

No one can tell what will happen in a country tomorrow, things can turn around for the better and maybe those opportunities will be present for those with degrees only, then is when you will feel the pain of not having any degree.

Nothing goes to waste in this world, and just because many rich men quit universities doesn't mean you should too, things might not work out the same way it did for them.

[bakasabo]

Once it was said that "university degree is a key to every door when applying for a job", now university degree will only put you close to start in line to job interview. Even though it varies from profession to profession, degree is no longer a guarantee of knowledge or quality. University degree becomes an obligatory to parents or something you only need to be able to mention in CV. Today there are so many courses, that can give basics knowledge, that people study for years in university. Later, those basic knowledge can be mastered during work/at work.

That is still valid in my country because when you have a bachelor's degree and have an insider, it will be easy for us to get a job. Understanding like this is not wrong because of what happens like that and even if you do not have a bachelor's degree and do not have insider then the job is the easiest to get as a laborer. Now there is a slight change that may be achieved by everyone because by having skills we can develop our potential on social media platforms to make money so that diplomas are no longer a reference to find work.

The development of technology insists we must be able to adapt and if the title we have is not so high then it still has the opportunity to make money. That is why skills need to be improved because now there are many opportunities that we can use, such as investment in the crypto industry in an effort to achieve financial freedom.

Situation with applying for job in my country is following: each job have their own tasks, demands and requests. All that former student dont learn at university. He gets basics and detailed an depth information of those basic skills. Other person who instead goes to courses, or study only 2 years at university and get a 1st-level basic knowledge, will receive and will be asked to do same tasks from his employer. And not always, those who have MBA or Bachelor degree perform at work better than those who study 3months individually with someone who sell course. Those with diploma will be first to test by employer, but if they are not creative and can not adopt (because they know only from A to Z what was written in book and told by lecturer), they will be asked to leave soon.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

University degree is almost a free adventure if you have no practical skills to show for it, so it is important that within your study period you try attaching yourself to companies to gain practical knowledge, even if you would have to offer your services voluntarily or even pay to get attached.

Apart from medical personnel who they instigate practicality in their schooling activities, the rest are arguably on their own and left to find a life after graduation with employers seeking 3+ years of experience from fresh graduates.

Tyr getting practical knowledge during school days or at least immediately after school you can enroll yourself in practical environments to get specialized skills that can earn you a living and enhance your employability.

[eightdots]

Once it was said that "university degree is a key to every door when applying for a job", now university degree will only put you close to start in line to job interview. Even though it varies from profession to profession, degree is no longer a guarantee of knowledge or quality. University degree becomes an obligatory to parents or something you only need to be able to mention in CV. Today there are so many courses, that can give basics knowledge, that people study for years in university. Later, those basic knowledge can be mastered during work/at work.

That is still valid in my country because when you have a bachelor's degree and have an insider, it will be easy for us to get a job. Understanding like this is not wrong because of what happens like that and even if you do not have a bachelor's degree and do not have insider then the job is the easiest to get as a laborer. Now there is a slight change that may be achieved by everyone because by having skills we can develop our potential on social media platforms to make money so that diplomas are no longer a reference to find work.

The development of technology insists we must be able to adapt and if the title we have is not so high then it still has the opportunity to make money. That is why skills need to be improved because now there are many opportunities that we can use, such as investment in the crypto industry in an effort to achieve financial freedom.

Situation with applying for job in my country is following: each job have their own tasks, demands and requests. All that former student dont learn at university. He gets basics and detailed an depth information of those basic skills. Other person who instead goes to courses, or study only 2 years at university and get a 1st-level basic knowledge, will receive and will be asked to do same tasks from his employer. And not always, those who have MBA or Bachelor degree perform at work better than those who study 3months individually with someone who sell course. Those with diploma will be first to test by employer, but if they are not creative and can not adopt (because they know only from A to Z what was written in book and told by lecturer), they will be asked to leave soon.

A university degree used to be more important than it is today, but this influence has diminished. One reason for this is the high number of graduates. Another reason is that the teachings differ from those learned in real life, that is, in the workplace.

Experience is generally more valuable than a diploma. However, working for low wages to gain experience poses a significant challenge for employees. This situation varies from country to country. There are job fields where a diploma is important and completion of training is required to work in these fields. In other fields, talent may be more important. Many similar differences exist.

In conclusion, we can say that the importance of a diploma has diminished, but there will always be fields where a diploma is required.

[Roseline492]

It's still worth something but that most important thing you need to take note of is that it's no longer a criteria for success. I saw a post made by a content creator/ streamer I'm Nigeria who hasn't even acquired a degree but he said that he's willing to employ people that would always help him hold his camera to be paid #500000 monthly. Lol it was quite funny that he said only masters degree holders can get the job.

That's the financial success mystery of life because the uneducated ones who has never had any academic degree in there life are now setting there employment requirements to be someone that has a master degree, so actually it isn't about the high qualification or the prestigious school people attend is the reason for financial success because if that were to be true non of those uneducated ones could have made it in life, however there are some employment requirements that looks as if the person is trying to use it to set an example because from this person you mentioned i believe holding a camera is an easy job that anybody can handles perfectly wether graduate or not but I wonder the reason for only a master degree holder.

[justdimin]

University degree is almost a free adventure if you have no practical skills to show for it, so it is important that within your study period you try attaching yourself to companies to gain practical knowledge, even if you would have to offer your services voluntarily or even pay to get attached.

Apart from medical personnel who they instigate practicality in their schooling activities, the rest are arguably on their own and left to find a life after graduation with employers seeking 3+ years of experience from fresh graduates.

Tyr getting practical knowledge during school days or at least immediately after school you can enroll yourself in practical environments to get specialized skills that can earn you a living and enhance your employability.

Youth is wasted on the young. That saying is great, even if you do not "go" to a college, working on a skill for 4 years could make you so much better at it. Imagine spending 8 hours a day, for 4 years, almost everyday. That is what college can provide, and with mentors as well, so you would have someone to answer your questions if you are stuck somewhere. Let's take coding for example, one of the most known jobs in the world, if you could work 8 hours a day and only on the weekdays, for about just 30 weeks of a year, that would mean 1200 hours.

And if you do that for 4 years, that would be 4800, half of what you need for that famous 10k mastering. Plus, you have mentors (professors at college) you can ask and learn and get better. So yeah, the idea isn't to study, the idea is to master a skill, so at just 22 or 23 years old, you are already half way into being a master on a subject. Do that 4 more years, and at 26-27 you are a master of a skill. Rest is just to monetize that skill.

[yamin_galib]

Actually, to be honest, no matter what you say about certificates and degrees. These will only help you get into a job initially. But once you get into a job, they will no longer have any importance. Then your skills will be important. Suppose you have a certificate but no skills, then nothing has happened. Because in this era, your skills are the main thing. But if you have a degree, then that is a plus point for you. Another thing is, if you learn skills nowadays, you have to learn them well, because if you are a beginner or intermediate level, then AI will replace you.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Has anyone else noticed that these days, having a university degree does not seem to guarantee a good job anymore? In the US, more than 40% of new graduates are working in jobs that don’t even need a degree! In the UK and Canada, youth unemployment is even higher, and entry-level jobs are much harder to get. Now, for each job, there are more than 100 people applying

Yeah, it is true that having a degree is not an access to securing a job not to even talk of a good job but no matter anything, having a degree is good because there is this feelings of confidence that comes with going through the four walls of the higher institutions and attain a degree at least even if it will not guarantee getting a job but the knowledge you acquire in your field of study may be useful to you in the future. The question is do having a degree in a specific field of study means anything? NO it doesn't because if it does we should not have people who studied other courses in a different jobs that is outside their area of study. Many people in the world today are working in places where what they studied are not relevant. The labor market is too competitive since there are lots of graduates out there applying for same positions when there is little vacancy for such jobs and that is why making sure to establish a business of your own should be given priority then if you are lucky to apply for a job and you are hired, it will be a plus for you since you already own a business.

[milewilda]

Has anyone else noticed that these days, having a university degree does not seem to guarantee a good job anymore? In the US, more than 40% of new graduates are working in jobs that don’t even need a degree! In the UK and Canada, youth unemployment is even higher, and entry-level jobs are much harder to get. Now, for each job, there are more than 100 people applying

Yeah, it is true that having a degree is not an access to securing a job not to even talk of a good job but no matter anything, having a degree is good because there is this feelings of confidence that comes with going through the four walls of the higher institutions and attain a degree at least even if it will not guarantee getting a job but the knowledge you acquire in your field of study may be useful to you in the future. The question is do having a degree in a specific field of study means anything? NO it doesn't because if it does we should not have people who studied other courses in a different jobs that is outside their area of study. Many people in the world today are working in places where what they studied are not relevant. The labor market is too competitive since there are lots of graduates out there applying for same positions when there is little vacancy for such jobs and that is why making sure to establish a business of your own should be given priority then if you are lucky to apply for a job and you are hired, it will be a plus for you since you already own a business.

There's no assurance on everything on which whether you do have a degree or what but still just like on what you have said that there's no assurance that you would be able to land a job after that but of course you shouldnt be putting up into your mind that you shouldnt be getting a degree because we know that having that credentials will be always that much more better than compared into those people who doesnt have. The only situation that someone could be able to become success is on the time that they do tend to dive or making up some risks and this is where they would be dealing up with entrepreneurship because they do want to have that kind of possibility on achieve success but just like been said that there's no assurance that we would be able to reach up in the end because there would be those tons of factors that would be affecting out overall success and this is why it would be situational but of course you should be still considering on getting a degree on which you can have a weapon because most of the time we would be having that start up on finding a day job once we finish studies and planning to gain up some money for having some business start up.

[skarais]

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Yeah, it is true that having a degree is not an access to securing a job not to even talk of a good job but no matter anything, having a degree is good because there is this feelings of confidence that comes with going through the four walls of the higher institutions and attain a degree at least even if it will not guarantee getting a job but the knowledge you acquire in your field of study may be useful to you in the future. The question is do having a degree in a specific field of study means anything? NO it doesn't because if it does we should not have people who studied other courses in a different jobs that is outside their area of study. Many people in the world today are working in places where what they studied are not relevant. The labor market is too competitive since there are lots of graduates out there applying for same positions when there is little vacancy for such jobs and that is why making sure to establish a business of your own should be given priority then if you are lucky to apply for a job and you are hired, it will be a plus for you since you already own a business.

It's true that some workers find themselves in jobs unrelated to their degrees, but I don't think the number is comparable to those who find jobs that align with their degrees. Education graduates tend to find jobs that align with their degrees, as do economics graduates and various other types of graduates. Just because a few people find themselves in jobs unrelated to their degrees doesn't mean the world of work has changed completely, but it's something that can happen under certain circumstances.

Building your own business and being your own boss is a dream for many, but not everyone can achieve it for various reasons. Capital, experience, and business ideas are some of the things that can be obstacles for some, and many even prefer being an employee rather than a boss.

[Jawhead999]

Many influencers in social medias are saying if university degree is useless because they can be successful without going to university/degree they got.

My question is simple, if university degree is useless, why do rich and popular people who have children do go to university? Barron Trump was the example, he doesn't need degree to be a politician, but he takes a business major in Oxbridge University.

I would say this, university degree is important, but it's importance measured based on the quality of that university.

[Hatchy]

Is university still worth it today? Are “extra skills” and certificates just another money-making trick? Has anyone here found success without a degree, or by learning something new outside of school? Is this the start of a new way of working, or just a big mess?

Honestly, the job opportunity around the globe Is a bit very poor. We have millions of graduates from various schools around the world all hoping to get a good degree and find a job that would pay them something worth their stressful years in school but to no avail. Yes school is good and it's proper for everyone to at least attend the basic education level. But to some point I'm beginning to doubt the usefulness of it. I've seen many grades from one professional filed, working in a whole entire field of study why because they didn't have an opportunity to work with what they studied but shifted to something that would provide them their daily bread...