This document discusses whether or not college is worth the investment. It notes that some degrees pay for themselves through higher earnings, while others do not. Research from Payscale found varying returns depending on field of study, with hard sciences earning more than arts and humanities. The document asks attendees to discuss trends in higher education in their home countries in recent years. It also questions whether online courses make attending seminars and lectures unnecessary. Finally, it notes the overall perception is that attending college provides benefits over not attending, such as higher lifetime earnings and employment rates.

1. HIGHER EDUCATION: IS COLLEGE WORTH
IT?
Bruno Morche
Sociologist and PhD Student
Visiting at Institute of
Education (IOE) / University of
London
London, June/2014 - Seminar

2. My aim is to engage everyone in some major changes in higher
education in the last few years, mainly to discuss whether or not
college is worth the money.
HIGHER EDUCATION:IS COLLEGEWORTH IT?

3. - Some degrees pay for
themselves; others don’t.
- Payscale research firm
inquires graduates from
more than 900 universities
and colleges in U.S. about
what they studied and how
much they now earn.
- Different pay-offs between
hard sciences and Arts and
Humanities.
Na article in The
Economist suggests
that...
Source: The Economist, 2014 (http://www.economist.com/news/united-
states/21600131-too-many-degrees-are-waste-money-return-higher-
education-would-be-much-better).

4. 1) How would you describe the college trends in your home
country? Have you noticed any major changes in the last few
years?
Source: Time Magazine
(http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2072670,00.html)

5. Source: blog4tests (https://blog.4tests.com/college-worth-it-yes-but-keep-these-factors-
in-mind/)

6. 2) With the emergence of the internet, is it necessary to attend
college seminars and lectures, when all info is readily available
in the internet? (e.g. Massive Open Online Courses - MOOCs)

7. ONLINE EDUCATION RISING...
(Numbers from Coursera Platform - 2013)
Source: Nature Magazine (http://www.nature.com/news/online-learning-
campus-2-0-1.12590)

8. 3) What are the benefits and the differences of attending college versus not
attending?
The overall perception worldwide is...
EstudantesnaEducaçãoSuperioremmilhões
Source: UNESCO, 2009.
Higher Education enrollments in the world by region (1970-2007).
From 30 million
students in 1970...
...To almost 160 million
students in 2007

9. THANKYOU
Bruno Morche
Sociologist
PhD Student Visiting at Institute of Education
(IOE) University of London
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil
Email: brmorche@gmail.com