Is a degree earnings-enhancing and life-enhancing?

17 September 2018

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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 (333 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		149 votes (45%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		91 votes (27%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		38 votes (11%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		27 votes (8%)
No – it's a total waste of money		28 votes (8%)

I'm aged under 25 and HAVEN'T been to uni (108 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		15 votes (14%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		29 votes (27%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		8 votes (7%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		32 votes (30%)
No – it's a total waste of money		24 votes (22%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (1318 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		577 votes (44%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		423 votes (32%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		96 votes (7%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		147 votes (11%)
No – it's a total waste of money		75 votes (6%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 and HAVEN'T been to uni (219 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		40 votes (18%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		46 votes (21%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		25 votes (11%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		78 votes (36%)
No – it's a total waste of money		30 votes (14%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (1395 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		597 votes (43%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		501 votes (36%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		79 votes (6%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		154 votes (11%)
No – it's a total waste of money		64 votes (5%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 and HAVEN'T been to uni (416 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		98 votes (24%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		104 votes (25%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		48 votes (12%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		123 votes (30%)
No – it's a total waste of money		43 votes (10%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 and AM AT/WENT TO uni (808 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		392 votes (49%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		253 votes (31%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		47 votes (6%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		90 votes (11%)
No – it's a total waste of money		26 votes (3%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 and HAVEN'T been to uni (523 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		140 votes (27%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		132 votes (25%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		44 votes (8%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		155 votes (30%)
No – it's a total waste of money		52 votes (10%)

I'm aged 65+ and AM AT/WENT TO uni (289 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		130 votes (45%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		104 votes (36%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		14 votes (5%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		31 votes (11%)
No – it's a total waste of money		10 votes (3%)

I'm aged 65+ and HAVEN'T been to uni (313 votes)

Yes – it's life AND earnings-enhancing		60 votes (19%)
Yes – it's life-enhancing (but not particularly earnings-enhancing)		71 votes (23%)
Yes – it's earnings-enhancing (but not particularly life-enhancing)		27 votes (9%)
No – it's not particularly life or earnings-enhancing		107 votes (34%)
No – it's a total waste of money		48 votes (15%)

                   5,722 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.