# College degrees still matter to most Americans

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 62% of Americans said having a college degree right now is very or somewhat important.

About four-in-ten said a college degree is somewhat or very unimportant right now (38%).

## Topline

How important do you feel it is to have a college degree right now?

62% of Americans say having a college degree is important right now.

- Somewhat important: 38.8%
- Somewhat unimportant: 25.9%
- Very important: 23.5%
- Very unimportant: 11.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 3
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#importance-of-college-degrees](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#importance-of-college-degrees)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#importance-of-college-degrees](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#importance-of-college-degrees)