From: HeroicGammaRay | Posted: 4/1/2012 3:18:44 PM | #067
regaro: well, it would be bad for me! i think the perceived value of a university education is probably going to go down over time as the internet develops and people become more aware of alternate methods of education, as well as less trusting of established authority figures. i know some who think it's a bubble that's going to burst - hopefully that won't be anytime soon. for what it's worth i'd say there are strong forces that resist change in this area; political and business leaders tend to have degrees from prestigious institutions and have an interest in ensuring that america's universities continue to be respected. i have no clue what's going on internationally, though.
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with this for the most part.
I do think though, that as time goes on a bit more, less and less people will go to university for anything other than degrees in Engineering/Computer Science and maybe the Hard Sciences. Math (And Business, for that matter) is kind of on the edge there, but I can definitely see the whole Liberal Arts category dying out, even if not the University System as a whole.
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