This statistic shows opinion of U.S. Americans on how well a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in 2016. In 2016, more than 50 percent of Americans thought that four-year degree institutions prepared students somewhat well for entering the workforce.
How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy?
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Pew Research Center. (October 6, 2016). How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730326/us-american-s-opinion-on-how-well-a-university-degree-prepares-for-jobs/
Pew Research Center. "How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy?." Chart. October 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730326/us-american-s-opinion-on-how-well-a-university-degree-prepares-for-jobs/
Pew Research Center. (2016). How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730326/us-american-s-opinion-on-how-well-a-university-degree-prepares-for-jobs/
Pew Research Center. "How Well Do You Think a University Degree Prepares Someone for a Well-paying Job in Today's Economy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730326/us-american-s-opinion-on-how-well-a-university-degree-prepares-for-jobs/
Pew Research Center, How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730326/us-american-s-opinion-on-how-well-a-university-degree-prepares-for-jobs/ (last visited March 01, 2021)