In the US, the cost of a college education has never been higher.
Tuition for private universities now averages 34 thousand dollars a year.
And with an unprecedented number of college graduates struggling to find jobs and pay off their student loans -- some are wondering if it's worth the price.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports.
If people with graduate degrees have it bad, those without have it even worse. Given a choice between a candidate with a college degree and one without, most employers would choose the former without thinking twice. And with the additional benefit of colleges that offer accredited, well-ranked distance education programs, graduate students can now gain work experience while they complete their degrees, and simultaneously pay off a part or the entirety of their school fees There seems to be no dispute about the fact that if you play it right, a college degree can improve your prospects for the future considerably.
