Is a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing?

9 October 2017

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The debate about the cost and value of university rumbles on, so we want to test your ‘big picture’ view. Imagine you were telling a bright 18-year old about whether they should go or not. In general is getting a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing?

The debate about the cost and value of university rumbles on, so we want to test your ‘big picture’ view. Imagine you were telling a bright 18-year old about whether they should go or not.

In general is getting a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing?

Results

I'm aged under 25 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (518 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		242 votes (47%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		138 votes (27%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		37 votes (7%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		62 votes (12%)
No – it's a total waste of money		39 votes (8%)

I'm aged under 25 and HAVEN'T been to uni (104 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		20 votes (19%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		23 votes (22%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		9 votes (9%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		38 votes (37%)
No – it's a total waste of money		14 votes (13%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (1881 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		757 votes (40%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		627 votes (33%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		141 votes (7%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		247 votes (13%)
No – it's a total waste of money		109 votes (6%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 and HAVEN'T been to uni (342 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		40 votes (12%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		71 votes (21%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		28 votes (8%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		132 votes (39%)
No – it's a total waste of money		71 votes (21%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (2069 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		881 votes (43%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		647 votes (31%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		131 votes (6%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		323 votes (16%)
No – it's a total waste of money		87 votes (4%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 and HAVEN'T been to uni (744 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		145 votes (19%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		180 votes (24%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		65 votes (9%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		272 votes (37%)
No – it's a total waste of money		82 votes (11%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (1125 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		517 votes (46%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		382 votes (34%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		60 votes (5%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		137 votes (12%)
No – it's a total waste of money		29 votes (3%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 and HAVEN'T been to uni (905 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		242 votes (27%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		225 votes (25%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		86 votes (10%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		278 votes (31%)
No – it's a total waste of money		74 votes (8%)

I'm aged 65+ and AM AT/WENT TO uni (355 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		167 votes (47%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		126 votes (35%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		17 votes (5%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		38 votes (11%)
No – it's a total waste of money		7 votes (2%)

I'm aged 65+ and HAVEN'T been to uni (408 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		72 votes (18%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		115 votes (28%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		27 votes (7%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		150 votes (37%)
No – it's a total waste of money		44 votes (11%)

                   8,451 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.