Are Universities degress are becoming more and more worthless.... ?

The assumption that a university degree is central to a successful career has been strongly challenged for decades now.

Potential students, or should I say consumers, are increasinly aware that most degree programs are not good value for money, given that raduate career opportunities have decreased, and there have been increasing numbers of complaints being made across the UK higher education landscape, but then again what do you expect when you start charging people for a service rather than providing it for free?>!?

The average debt for the student in England is now around £53,000, and over 150,000 UK graduates already owe over £100,000.

And increasing numbers are looking back and regretting their undergraduate or postgraduate education as a poor spending decision.

But the most recent analysis shows that even though graduates still earn more than non-graduates on average, the difference is less for many, especially for lower-paid fields.

So while the "graduate premium" may not be a total myth, it's certainly a thing in decline and one that doesn't apply to all degrees!

Consequently, prospective students now face increased risk: they could spend years accumulating debt with nothing to be seen, especially if they choose a poorly employable degree.

There is an argument is made that more transparency is needed in the form of salary data by subject, real employment outcomes to allow for informed choice.

Or maybe we need more radical change, with more focus on vocational training, shorter degree course lengths, or tax-funded funding models.

Some degrees are still worth it, others not!

In certain fields ike law, engineering, or computer science there are still decent salaries to be had, especially if you get your degree from one of the top universities, but if you're thinking about doing a humanities degree you need to think carefully about whether the personal development and soft skills you're going to be gaining are worth paying £50K for.

Possibly not given that you could probably get those for free doing some voluntary work and then leverage that into a career, I mean I'd be giving that some serious thought these days!