Some private and public sector employers are eliminating college degree requirements for certain jobs, at a time when many Americans are questionning the value of higher education, a new survey shows. The shift reflects how more hiring managers are prioritizing skills over education, evaluating candidates based on their abilities and practical experience, instead of the degrees they hold.
One in three U.S. companies eliminated bachelor’s degree requirements from some job postings this year, new data from Intelligent, a college prep company, shows. Intelligent surveyed 750 U.S. business leaders online in June about their views on college degrees. Another 25% of companies said they have plans to strike bachelor’s degree requirements from job postings by 2025, according to the survey.
That’s in part because more employers recognize that many prospective candidates choose not to go to college because it’s unaffordable or because they believe they’ll acquire more practical skills in the workforce, versus the classroom.
