Young Aussies face a life burdened by cost-of-living pressures and housing unaffordability, so is university worth adding to it?
Judy Sahay’s education and professional life follows any typical modern Australian; she launched into a university degree out of school, followed her passions, and a decade later she found herself in a professional career unrelated to her initial path.Ms Sahay’s regret is shared by many, with nearly half of Australians saying they didn’t believe their degree was worth the money it cost, according to research commissioned by online study assistance provider Studiosity.
She then went into the workforce but found the role of a chemical engineer too lonesome and lacking creativity. Although her career took a turn she couldn’t have predicted, and she appreciates the education has allowed her to progress to where she is today, Ms Sahay told news.com.au she “didn’t have to pay $110,000 to learn those skills”.
Studiosity chief academic officer Professor Judyth Sachs says the research shows Australians are divided over the value of a university education. The company’s chief executive, Michael Larsen, said institutions were committing investment to improve this sentiment of poor student satisfaction.
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