The Department of Education says the change will help families navigate the rising cost of college amid affordability concerns.

The shift does not mean a college degree has lost its overall employment advantage.

Rates of perfectionistic concerns, such as fear of failure and being negatively judged by others, and perfectionistic strivings, the motivation to set standards and toil to achieve them, have risen.

A growing number of American students are opting for full degree programs abroad, driven primarily by the high cost of U.S. universities.