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That’s not going to work. The goal is to disincentivize students from getting degrees in low paying fields with few job options. People opting for cheap arts de
by pb7 6y ago
That’s not going to work. The goal is to disincentivize students from getting degrees in low paying fields with few job options. People opting for cheap arts degrees would flood the already limited market, further driving down wages.
- triceratops 6y agoPeople opt for "cheap arts degrees" because they're interested in them, not for their earning potential. If they wanted to make money, they'd go into law, engineering or medicine. Why not just let the low wages for arts degree holders work their magic in providing a disincentive?
- pb7 6y agoAustralian tax payers subsidize tuition costs. It’s not interesting to them to produce degrees that will not contribute to that same tax revenue for the next generation.
- rexreed 6y agoThat's not entirely true. People opt for these degrees because they believe they need a diploma to succeed. The specifics of the diploma is not as substantial as the diploma itself. They're paying for the paper and not the educational value. If they truly wanted to pursue higher education in liberal arts, then they would continue on the path to academia. But for most, their education stops once they get the piece of paper that is the diploma.