Nearly 2 in 3 Americans now say college degrees aren't worth the financial cost, survey finds

A new survey from NBC News determined that two-thirds of Americans don t think four-year college degrees are worth the cost The survey revealed that only of registered voters agree that a four-year college degree is worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime Sixty-three percent of Americans who took the survey noted they think a four-year college degree is not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off NBC announced CARVILLE GIVES DIRE WARNING FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS TO EMBRACE POPULISM OR THIS THING COULD BREAK Americans were roughly split on the question in a survey Forty-nine percent maintained that a degree was worth the cost while declared it wasn t CNBC reportedly requested the same question in as part of the All American Economic Survey Fifty-three percent commented a degree was worth the commitment and announced it was not FORMER OBAMA ECONOMIST SLAMS ATTENDEE DEBT RELIEF IT'S NOT FREE MONEY WILL HURT ALMOST EVERYONEThe average cost of tuition and fees plus room and board for a four-year private college was around in the - school year according to CNBC A Democratic pollster who helped conduct the survey communicated NBC the shift in the poll was remarkable and declared the promise that a college degree ensured a better life appears to be in doubt for a large number of Americans What is really surprising about it is that everybody has moved It s not just people who don t have a college degree Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates informed NBC