Nearly two-thirds of Americans don’t believe that a college degree is worth its price tag, according to a recent NBC News survey.
Sixty-three percent of registered voters said a four-year degree is “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off,” according to the poll.
Meanwhile, only 33 percent said a degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime.”
The survey included 1,000 registered voters, with 655 interviewed by cellphone and 300 reached through an online questionnaire sent via text message.
Responses varied significantly depending on the respondents’ political party affiliation.
Only 22 percent of Republicans said college is worth the cost while 47 percent of Democrats said a degree is worth pursuing.
Asked about the primary factor eroding their confidence in the value of a college education, respondents overwhelmingly cited escalating tuition costs.
Further, respondents were much more evenly split on the question eight years ago. In 2017, 49 percent felt a college degree was worth the price, while 47 percent disagreed, NBC News reported.