- Question
- Should universities be free?
- Position‹4 of 4
Universities should not be free
This position holds that universities should not be free. It argues the economy needs vocational skills more than more graduates, that paying makes students value their education, that graduates' earnings premium means they should bear the cost, and that free degrees would devalue the credential.
Supporting arguments · 5
- The economy needs more vocational skills than university graduates and there should be push towards that rather than university education
- University degrees are a premium product and should be charged as such
- The high cost of university makes students value the education more
- Graduates earn a higher wage so it's only fair they pay towards that privilege
- If university was free then far more people would have a degree, making their worth reduce