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More than half of 2010 graduates have jobs that don’t require college degrees

Or so the Center for College Affordability and Productivity reports. Allie Bidwell at the Chronicle of Higher Edumacation explains what’s in a report from Richard Vedder, Jonathan Robe and Christopher Denhart. It’s not good news for the parents or whomever is writing the check for these degrees. (In many cases, it’s the taxpayer funding this largess.)

Bidwell writes:

Mr. Robe, a research fellow at the center, said that the “bartender with a bachelor’s degree” is a classic example of the lack of jobs that require a college education. Many college graduates who take jobs as bartenders or taxicab drivers have better options, he said. But vacancies in those occupations tend to be filled by other college graduates, a trend that slowly crowds out high-school graduates and dropouts.

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2 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

  1. I thought the word choice in the quote was a hilarious piece of propaganda… “If you get a degree in business administration … There’s a good chance you may end up being a bartender.”

    Yeah 48% is a “good chance”. I’m sure once it gets to 99% they’ll break out the “might” or “probably”

    1. Vince Mulhollon on January 29th, 2013 at 12:59 pm

  2. How do we know if they are lying?

    Their lips are moving.

    “How Much Admission Misreporting?” by Scott Jaschik January 28, 2013
    –http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/28/bucknells-admission-raises-questions-about-how-many-colleges-are-reporting-false

    2. Walter Sobchak on January 29th, 2013 at 4:11 pm