According to a survey conducted in 2023, 56 percent of Gen Z teenagers in the United States agreed that college was a smart investment in the future while 43 percent believed that college was more of a gamble that may not pay off in the end. Gen Z teens who identified as Democrats were the most likely demographic group to agree that college was a smart investment and Gen Z teens who were White were the most likely to think that college was more of a gamble.
Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic
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Public Religion Research Institute. (January 24, 2024). Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic ." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2024). Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Gen Z Teens Who Think That College Is a Smart Investment in The Future or a Gamble That May Not Pay off in The End in The United States in 2023, by Demographic ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of Gen Z teens who think that college is a smart investment in the future or a gamble that may not pay off in the end in the United States in 2023, by demographic [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1448461/gen-z-teens-on-whether-college-is-a-smart-investment-us/
