{"id":16215,"date":"2015-10-27T17:02:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T17:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/27\/is-college-worth-it-clark-poll-of-emerging-adults-hears-resounding-yes\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:45:34","slug":"is-college-worth-it-clark-poll-of-emerging-adults-hears-resounding-yes","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/27\/is-college-worth-it-clark-poll-of-emerging-adults-hears-resounding-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Is college worth it? Clark Poll of Emerging Adults hears resounding ‘Yes!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

As stressed-out college students hunker down in labs and libraries or pull all-nighters writing papers or prepping for exams, they may find themselves wondering, “Is all this worth it?”\r\n\r\nAnd they’re not alone. Over the past decade and around the country, students, parents and the institutions themselves have been reexamining the value of higher education. A stagnant economy, higher student loan debt and increased demand for accountability and positive career outcomes have amplified questions about college choice.\r\n\r\nIf you ask students and former students themselves, the answer is clearly “Yes.” Open and accessible education is more valuable than ever, according to the 2015 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults<\/a>: Work, Education and Identity. The poll provides research on the views of 1,000 young people ages 21- to 29, and reveals their perspectives on higher education, employment and identity. These millennials were asked their opinions on such topics as career fields, ideal jobs and realities, education, on-the-job social media habits, work-life balance and more.\r\n\r\nAmong the Clark Poll findings:\r\n<\/p>