"It seems reports of the demise of the bachelor's degree have gotten ahead of the facts on the ground," writes Ben Wildavsky as he reports on a study (30 page PDF) released by the Burning Glass Institute. "Last year nearly eight in 10 information technology postings at Google and more than seven in 10 at Apple specified a bachelor's or above." That said, the report begins with the following observation: "Employers are resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, dropping the requirement for a bachelor's degree in many middle-skill and even some higher-skill roles." In particular, "Some 46% of middle-skill and 31% of high-skill occupations experienced material degree resets between 2017 and 2019." The trend described in the report is the opposite of the interpretation offered by Wildavsky. Which is why you should always read the report.
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