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Unbundled Higher Education in US – How to facilitate access while protecting consumers and taxpayers
In the face of increasing costs and lackluster outcomes, traditional higher education is under increasing pressure to prove its value proposition. Meanwhile, new providers have “unbundled” the components of a postsecondary degree or certificate, offering stand-alone courses or sequences of courses, targeted job training, and assessments and certifications, often at much lower cost than existing … Continue reading
Grads Over-qualification and Skills Gap in UK – Many occupations have simply experienced either job competition report finds
The UK has witnessed one of the highest rates of higher education expansion across Europe over recent decades, but has not seen an increase in high-skill jobs matching that expansion – indeed, a number of countries with a slower expansion of higher education sector have experienced a larger increase in high-skill jobs. In this report, … Continue reading
US – Higher education didn’t protect hispanic and black wealth study finds
College-educated families usually earn significantly higher incomes and accumulate more wealth than families headed by someone who does not have a four-year college degree. The income- and wealth-boosting effects of education apply within all racial and ethnic groups. Higher education may also help “protect” wealth, buffering families against major economic and financial shocks and mitigating … Continue reading
The MBA Job Market in US – On-campus recruiting is up
74% of respondents experienced increased on-campus recruiting this year compared to the same time last year; 11% experienced a decrease. The strongest increase in recruiting activity was seen in the Consulting industry. MBA CSEA surveys our school members twice per year to gauge the status of MBA recruiting at their schools compared to the previous … Continue reading
Gender Gap in US – The fields that women and man students choose during recessions
Graduating into a recession stunts the careers of the young men and women entering the labor market. But it turns out a lot of students don’t sit back and passively accept this outcome: Many students who see a recession during their early college years switch to majors with better job prospects. According to new research from Benjamin … Continue reading
Ph.D. – Is five years to finish a humanities doctorate—coursework, comprehensive exams, dissertation— speedy ?
Welcome to academia, where five years to finish a humanities doctorate—coursework, comprehensive exams, dissertation—is considered speedy. So speedy that a new program at my alma mater has raised hackles for encouraging graduate students to finish in a half-decade. (It also foists upon its postdocs what is possibly the worst job title in academia. More on … Continue reading
College Graduates in US – States ranking for job openings online
In The Online College Labor Market, we analyzed job openings for college graduates in the national labor market using an important new data source: online job ads data. Using data provided by one of the leading developers of online job ads data, Burning Glass Technologies, we find the data capture a growing share of the … Continue reading
Work and Education Credentials in US – They go together
Work credentials can serve as an alternative or supplement to education credentials. Work credentials include occupational licenses and certifications; education credentials include diplomas, degrees, and educational certificates. Both types of credentials attest that a person has the skills needed to perform a job. However, a license is issued by a government agency (often a state … Continue reading
Grads in UK – Employment and salaries up
The proportion of UK university leavers in work or further study has increased slightly, with graduate salaries on the rise too. The Destination of Leavers from Higher Education study, published today, shows that 89 per cent of graduates who completed a full-time first degree in 2014 were in work or further study six months later, … Continue reading
2015 US College Graduate – Only 15 percent want to work for a large-size company
This year’s college grads are more practical and job-ready than any crop in recent memory. But many of them are indicating they don’t want to work for your type of company. New grads have strengthened their link in the overall talent supply chain while many employers have not. Are you ready to meet that challenge? Only … Continue reading
US Law School Class of 2010 – Job outcomes have improved only marginally
The law school Class of 2010 faced a bleak employment market. Nine months after graduation, only 87.6% of the class reported a job of any type. More than a tenth of the employed graduates were working part-time, and more than a fifth held jobs that did not require a law license. As the National Association … Continue reading
Higher Education and Skills Gap in US – New workforce training models needed brookings’ Holzer finds
Employment of Americans in middle-wage jobs has been declining, due to trends both in employer demand and worker skill attainment. Workforce development in the US now mostly occurs in community and forprofit colleges, as well as the lower-tier of 4-year colleges. Enrollment rates are high, even among the disadvantaged, but completion rates are very low … Continue reading
US – Top industries for 2015 graduates
With graduation right around the corner, millions of young Americans are preparing to enter the workforce. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, postsecondary institutions are expected to confer an estimated 1.8 million bachelor’s degrees in 2015. If associate degrees are included, the number of total graduates will extend to about 2.8 million, up … Continue reading
Labor Market Polarization in US – Higher education and the Wage Gaps
The earnings gap between people with a college degree and those with no education beyond high school has been growing since the late 1970s. Since 2000, however, the gap has grown more for those who have earned a post-graduate degree as well. The divergence between workers with college degrees and those with graduate degrees may … Continue reading
US – Unemployment rates among college graduates are declining
Hard times are becoming better times for most college graduates, though how much better varies widely among college majors – and for Communications and Journalism majors, whose unemployment rates are still rising, better times have yet to arrive. Overall, however, unemployment rates among college graduates are declining. The earnings advantage they enjoy over high school … Continue reading
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