College Education Is Still Worth It Summary

A college education is no longer an option or privilege, but it is now considered necessary in order to survive and live a life that is not stricken by poverty. We are practically raised all our lives into believing that one needs college education in order to succeed in and get the most out of life. That statement is not necessarily true because there are people who have never taken a college course and are currently doing better than people who have their bachelor or master’s degrees.
There are valid positions for both sides of this debate depending on your viewpoint on whether you think college is a complete waste or not. Many people today question our education system and those people who do question it have the right to do so. Along …show more content…
Although Anthony P. Carnevale would disagree by saying that college is still very much worth attending. In the article "College is Still Worth it", Carnevale examines important statistics that relate to college students along with economy that directly impacts them. Carnevale argues, through investigating the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that certain statistics that are involved with college students and what they make compared to what the bureau of labor statistics says they make is actually incorrect information. Carnevale later goes on to state that the " Bureau of Labor Statistics does not account for non-college jobs that still pay a minimum wage for college graduates"(Carnevale 2). An easier explanation would state that if you get a job outside of your field of study or a job that does not require any type of degree, the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not include you or any of your earnings you collected while under employment. This could pose a problem for individuals who look at these statistics because it does not give enough accuracy to necessarily tell the complete truth. Carnevale makes a lot of solid points while using evidence to support his argument and it swayed me personally to believe that college is indeed …show more content…
For those who do not know what The Hamilton Project does, it “produces innovative policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans” (The Hamilton Project 1). The two individuals analyzed information from the Census Bureau to discover that jobs are currently paying more now than they ever have before. The Hamilton Project went on to state that having any major at all will earn a median of one million and three hundred thousand dollars over the graduate’s lifetime which is a heavy increase to not having any college degree