What are university degrees worth these days? Reviews

The short answer: nothing without work experience. The long version... Decades ago, degrees were only obtained by the elite and the lucky ones who had the opportunity and money to attend further education. Even with ever increasing tuition fees, people are choosing to scrimp and save for the valuable degree that ...  Read the complete review

I graduated last summer, and when I was looking for a job I found that employers had mixed feelings as far as my degree was concerned. I was looking for a job in something vaguely related to my degree course (English) which probably helped, and I had nterviews for things like technical authors, web related writing stuff in ...  Read the complete review

Are degrees worth having these days? I'm not sure as the degree I have has no relation to the job I currently do. I work in sales admin yet have a degree in fine art and design studies! I did well at school and really enjoyed art which was noticed by my parents and teachers who obviously pushed for me to attend college. I ...  Read the complete review

I agree with another of the views written, University is totally worth it if you choose the right course. I started a nursing degree straight from school. In first year, I met tons of great people, had tons of fun but never done much work. In second year I was struggling greatly and realised I loved my social life but did not ...  Read the complete review

I think this is slightly different in my case. The reasons I chose to go to uni were: *I needed further musical training to be able to command a decent pay as a music perepetetic teacher or private. *The best music teachers are at music colls/unis *The tuition for very experienced teachers is very expensive, so I ...  Read the complete review

The whole university experience was brilliant. Moving away from home meant I had cook, do the washing, shopping etc and made me appreciate my parents more. But was it worth going to university? Did it give me a better job? It's a tricky one because I did manage to get onto a graduate scheme with a reputable company. The ...  Read the complete review

Its a perfect storm on clearing week. Record breaking A-Level results, record breaking demand for places from all ages and Nationalities and big cuts in places, Middle-England not happy there kids are not getting into their prefered uni. Now they know how smart working-class kids feel. With pay-and-dislay uni on its way non fee paying ...  Read the complete review

Back in 1992, the UK government recognised that higher education needed to be made more accessible (as it still does today). The supposed solution was to turn the polytechnics into new universities. Before I go any further, I'd like to say that in my opinion, everyone should have the opportunity to enter higher education - if they are ...  Read the complete review

(Perhaps I'm taking slight liberties with this topic; but I want to discuss university funding - which I think bears on the issue because there's an obvious connection between what the degree's worth and how much we're willing to pay - I do touch directly on both questions) Some people have very strong views on ...  Read the complete review

I would like to contribute to the debate regarding the validity and worth of a degree in the modern British workforce. When I was a teenager in the 1990's I was encouraged at every opportunity to get my A levels and then proceed to university. Careers advisers, teachers and family were among the many people who encouraged me to ...  Read the complete review

I am a second year law student at Swansea University, and I am meant to be doing my coursework! I am annoyed at the people who say if you get a degree you have shown a level of attainment, and employers will find you adult, and well rounded and adjusted. It's just not true. In a culture where more and more of us are ...  Read the complete review

Here are some interesting facts to start of with. Currently, around 25% of young people go to university. The government wants to increase this to 50%. Yet the national audit commission tells us that each year around 30,000 students will drop out of their degree course because they are not up to the required standard, and there is ...  Read the complete review

What is my degree to me? Time, money, headaches and a bit of paper. I know I sound bitter about this, but there is good reason in my opinion. Those of you who have read my work before will know I don't think highly of the education system, but I gave it another shot by going to University. I gave up a full time ...  Read the complete review

As a new student I like to think my degree will be of some use. In my gap year I applied for many jobs, with good GCSE's and A Levels(AAC) and got only one interview, so I don't think it is true that it is easy to get a job with just A Levels. I am studying English and Philosophy and hope that these subjects will ...  Read the complete review

I joined University 4 years ago now. I went there to study Mathematics and Statistics as I had done very well at these subjects at A-Level. I stayed for one year and enjoyed myself immensely. However at the end of the year I found out that I hadn't actually passed. Well I decided that I had tried my hardest and to not ...  Read the complete review

Disclaimer: I am an American, and this opinion may not apply to those in other nations such as the U.K. A university degree in the U.S. in something other than the liberal arts (general studies in the U.K.) provides students with more opportunities than those without. In some cities, such as New York, Boston, and San ...  Read the complete review

I hope you don’t mind but I intend to give a different slant to the meaning of the title of this category. When I read ‘What Are University Degrees Worth These Days’ I immediately thought - a damn good celebration - that’s what! My partner Dave (aka Partyspice) has recently been awarded a ...  Read the complete review

To me, my degree is worth so much more than a piece of paper. It’s something that I studied hard for, enjoyed every minute of, and learned a lot from. To a prospective employer, it may not mean very much at all. Three years ago, when I was a fresh young graduate searching for my first position, it may have given me a slight edge ...  Read the complete review

Working for a degree simply passes the time until you get to an employable age. As for it's worth - I am still very scepticle about that. I have 9 GCSE's, 6 at grade A, the rest B's. I have 4 A'levels, again at great grades. Then a BA(Hons) degree that I studied for for three long years. I have ...  Read the complete review

Before you actually get to university bare this in mind. A fresher student is robbed every four minutes during the first six weeks of term. That’s fourteen thousand a month, which accounts for 3 percent off all students. Your degree may not be worth the paper is written on. But the house and contents insurance policy surely ...  Read the complete review