a big number! Almost one in four. Wow.
The “Gen Z Career Prospects” report surveyed full-time U.S. Gen Z employees about their education, careers, and future plans. While 73 percent of respondents said they had earned a degree, 23 percent expressed regret over attending college in the first place. Another 19 percent said their degree didn’t contribute to their career at all.
Regret was especially common among men: 28 percent of Gen Z men said they regretted going to college, compared to 19 percent of women. Some said they would have skipped college entirely, with 13 percent reporting they would have learned a skilled trade or entered a career that does not require a degree if given the chance.
Look, they got taken. They screwed up–they believed the college hype!