The Degree isn't Dead, but it's on Trial

For a decade, we’ve heard that the college degree is fading. Employers are dropping requirements. Skills matter more than credentials. The four-year diploma is an outdated filter in a world of AI and rapid disruption. But employers tell a different story.

A new Lumina Foundation–Gallup survey of 2,000 U.S. employers shows the degree is still very much alive. Nearly half of employers say most jobs at their organization require a college degree to be successful. Three-quarters say a degree will be as important or more important five years from now. About three-quarters prefer candidates with associate or bachelor’s degrees, even when the job does not formally require one. View the full article at www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/the-degree-isnt-dead-but-its-on-trial/.