For more than a generation, a bachelor's diploma functioned as the default ticket into the middle class. That bargain is breaking down. Employers are rewriting job descriptions, graduates are ...

The promise of higher education is to equip students with new ideas and skills that will help them land higher-paying jobs. For many students, this dream comes true—but that is not what happens across ...

Women have made significant gains in the workplace over the past two decades, but one segment of female workers has been left behind: those without a college degree. New research shows a growing ...

The popularity of college degrees has certainly taken a hit. The recent sentiment is that college education costs have become exorbitant, and earning one doesn’t guarantee success in your career after ...

Bank of America Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are falling short on promises to hire more workers without college degrees, according to a new report. They’re among the 45% of large U.S. firms that ...

Earnings for people without a college degree have increased over the past decade. But because people with college degrees are also earning more, the historic wealth gap between the two groups hasn’t ...

In 2023, a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll revealed that 56% of Americans think a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost. Respondents aged 18 to 34 — the most likely to be enrolled in college — ...

College was once widely viewed as a pathway to success, but today only about 1 in 4 Americans say a bachelor's degree is necessary to secure a well-paying job, according to a new survey from the Pew ...

College can be expensive, so you want to make sure you're getting a useful education for the money you're putting down or taking loans out for. However, some degrees are better than others when it ...

Ms. Case and Mr. Deaton are the authors of “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.” By many measures, the U.S. economy is thriving: Unemployment stands close to the 50-year low set in April, ...