College Degree ‘Very Important’ Hits Record Low 35% | CNN2.0

Gallup trend: “very important” fell from 75% (2010) to 70% (2013) to 51% (2019) to just 35% now—the lowest ever measured, even below 1978’s 36% baseline.

Context shift: in 1978 only 15% of Americans had degrees vs 36% now, yet the share calling a degree “very important” is roughly the same as the late 1970s.

Not just partisan: Democrats dropped from 83% (2013) to 42% now; Republicans from 68% to 20%, a broad reappraisal across the spectrum.

Takeaway: the degree has lost its “aspirational” glow for many Americans despite higher attainment, as cost–value questions rise.

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