191: The Million-Dollar Question: Is College Still Worth It in 2024? w/Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale

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🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Is college worth it? Many Americans are beginning to boldly state, “Nope!” But does the growing anti-higher education sentiment point to facts or fiction around the cost of college? We invited Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, research professor and director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, to the show to give us up-to-date data on the true ROI of a college degree. With America’s shockingly low college graduation rate and student loans being one of the biggest limiting factors of financial freedom for many Americans, it’s understandable why so many people are skipping college to go straight into the workforce. But the data paints an entirely different picture. Those who opt out of the traditional four-year degree system could be making a massive mistake, one that could cost them seven figures in the long run. A sum that size could be the game changer for finding financial independence. In this show, we ask Dr. Carnevale about why college has gotten so expensive, the problem with freezing tuition, which majors make the most (and the least), and whether where you go to college even matters. Plus, he shares some shocking statistics about how much a degree is worth and why one group of Americans is ditching degrees in today’s strong economy. In This Episode We Cover: Keller Williams' settlement of $70M in the NAR agent commission lawsuit and what this means for the future of agent commissions The rise of “niche” brokers and agents and why they may THRIVE in the coming years Our crucial advice for first-time homebuyers that you CANNOT miss Commercial real estate losses and how hard IS it to get an investor loan today? (this will surprise you) New jobs report numbers that took many economists by surprise and what effect it could have on future mortgage rates And So Much More! Links from the Show Find an Agent Find a Lender BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Agent BiggerPockets Bootcamps Join BiggerPockets for FREE On The Market Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Connect with Other Investors in the “On The Market” Forums Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube Channel Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Dave's Instagram Henry's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's Instagram James' BiggerPockets Profile James' Instagram Kathy's BiggerPockets Profile Kathy's Instagram BiggerPockets' Instagram Hear Dave on The “BiggerPockets Money” Episodes About College Degree ROI: Is College Worth the Cost? This 30,000 Variable Study Says “Sometimes…” Why 40% of Master’s Degrees Aren’t Worth It Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Update: What Happens Now? Connect with Dr. Carnevale: Dr. Carnevale's LinkedIn The Chronicle of Higher Education Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-191 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome to On the Market.
0:09.4	I'm your host, Dave Meyer, and today we are going to dip our toes into a very, very
0:15.0	controversial, hotly debated topic in economics and finance.
0:20.0	Is college worth it anymore? If you listen to a show a couple
0:24.5	weeks ago, we sort of dove into this topic a little bit, but we wanted to do a much deeper dive.
0:30.8	And to do that, we're writing on Dr. Tony Carnivali, who is a professor at the Georgetown
0:37.0	University Center on Education and the
0:39.3	workforce. And we're going to talk to him about this big topic. Is college worth it? And we'll get
0:45.1	into some intricacies and nuance like what degrees offer the best ROI. What happens if you don't
0:51.0	graduate? And what is the deal with student loans and why is college
0:55.3	so expensive in the first place? And just if you're curious why we're doing this show,
0:59.9	I think it's really important for anyone, whether you're a considering college yourself or
1:05.2	you're a parent of someone considering college, to think about this question really,
1:09.4	really carefully. Because it is easy to look at the
1:12.2	price tag and say, it's not worth it. But as you'll hear through my conversation with Dr.
1:17.0	Carnivali, there's a lot more nuance to it. And we all as investors are in this game to improve
1:23.5	our financial situation. And the decision you make about college is one of the most important
1:29.0	decisions you will make about your financial future. So we're trying to give you as much information,
1:34.0	as much data as we possibly can to help you and your family make that decision. So with no
1:40.4	further ado, let's bring on Dr. Conrovali from Georgetown University.
1:52.5	Dr. Carnivali, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for joining us. We'd love to start off by
1:58.1	just having you explain to us what you do at Georgetown University.
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