In 2022, 39 percent of surveyed adults in the United States said that it was more important for people today to have a two-year or a four-year college degree in order to have a successful career, compared to 20 years ago, while 35 percent said that it was equally important and 26 percent said it was less important.
Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career?
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Lumina Foundation. (May 31, 2023). Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/
Lumina Foundation. "Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career?." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/
Lumina Foundation. (2023). Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/
Lumina Foundation. "Compared to 20 Years Ago, How Important Is It for People Today to Have a Two-year or Four-year College Degree in Order for Them to Have a Successful Career?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/
Lumina Foundation, Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Compared to 20 years ago, how important is it for people today to have a two-year or four-year college degree in order for them to have a successful career? [Graph], Lumina Foundation, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366428/perceptions-on-the-importance-of-having-a-college-degree-us/