Does university still get you a well paid job?
Business Daily
BBC
4.4 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Graduates are facing one of the toughest jobs markets in decades.
We hear from students in India, the US and UK about whether they feel a university or college degree is worth it as we discuss the cost of attending university around the world and what your job prospects might be when you graduate. Ritesh Agarwal, billionaire and founder of Oyo Hotels dropped out of university - he tells us how he thinks the education system needs to change and we hear from experts about where they see the future for new graduates as AI becomes even more a part of our working lives. Presenter: Rahul Tandon Producer: Hannah Mullane
(Image: Two women graduating from university with their hands together in a heart shape. Credit: Getty Images)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Business Daily with me, Rahul Tandon. Today, we're looking at for each child |
| 0:08.6 | hundreds of thousands of dollars. So if we have to pay out of pocket, it will be certainly |
| 0:14.3 | well over a million dollars for our three children. With the cost of further education rising |
| 0:19.2 | and graduates finding it harder to get employment, |
| 0:22.5 | we're asking, is university still the best path to getting a high paid job? |
| 0:27.6 | We'll hear from students in India, the UK and the US, |
| 0:31.4 | and look at the threat that AI poses to youngsters entering the job market. |
| 0:36.1 | That's all coming up here on Business Daily. |
| 0:41.7 | Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you the graduates of the class of 2025. |
| 0:50.9 | Join with us in celebrating these amazing students. |
| 0:55.1 | Those are the sounds of students celebrating, graduating from university or college. |
| 1:00.8 | Here on Business Daily, we like to look at emerging global economic trends. |
| 1:05.6 | And one that we've spotted is that it seems to be harder now for graduates to get jobs. |
| 1:11.3 | If you happen to be a recent college graduate or know someone who is, |
| 1:14.8 | this next story might hit close to home. |
| 1:16.9 | Recent college graduates may be facing a tight job market |
| 1:19.7 | as they leave campus and head into the real world. |
| 1:22.3 | This is the worst job market in years for young people. |
| 1:26.1 | For decades, it's been a path that hundreds of thousands of youngsters across the world |
| 1:31.2 | have followed each year. |
| 1:33.5 | Go to university, find that graduate job, then watch the cash begin to flow in. |
| 1:40.0 | So, is that still the case? |
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