'Dirty' trades have their benefits, especially in 2026.

Americans’ views on higher education have reversed sharply in less than a generation, as the enormous cost and uncertainty about finding work have turned college into a significant life risk.

Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream. Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a ...

Both college degrees and skilled trades can lead to meaningful, well-compensated careers. Pitting them against each other ...

Most Americans no longer see a four-year college degree as a good deal, a new national survey suggests, highlighting a sharp cultural turn on the value of higher education. An NBC News poll published ...

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say a four-year college degree is not worth the cost, according to a startling new poll. Some 63 percent of Americans, surveyed for an NBC News poll last month, agreed ...

Going to college used to be a defining milestone in the classic American Dream. But as costs rise and returns on investment ...

Most Americans no longer hold the optimistic view of higher education they once did. A new poll published by NBC News found nearly two-thirds of Americans, or 63%, believe a four-year college degree ...

A new survey from NBC News found that two-thirds of Americans don’t think four-year college degrees are worth the cost. The survey found that only 33% of registered voters agree that a four-year ...

Workers with a bachelor's degree or higher have gotten the cold shoulder.

A new NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted from Oct. 24–28, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 points, found that just 33% of Americans say a ...

Cheryl Wilson’s résumé is near perfect. She has worked all her life, notching decades of experience at back-to-back corporate jobs that often tapped her to train new hires. But after a software ...