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Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace All-in-One

Is college even worth it these days?

Marketplace All-in-One · Oct 6, 2026 · 6:51

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More Americans than ever are questioning the value of higher education. A new survey from Gallup finds that just 31% of adults in the U.S. think a college education is “very important.” That’s the lowest since Gallup first asked that question nearly 50 years ago. Some of the big reasons? The cost of a college education and employment concerns in the AI age. And later, more than 2 million young people between 19 and 24 could lose Medicaid in the next few years. We hear why.


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