# Many Americans with college degrees are not using them

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 1 to 6, 2025, 34% of Americans said they are not currently using a college or university degree they earned in their job or daily life.

A similar share said they are using a degree they earned (34%), while 32% said they do not currently have a college or university degree.

## Topline

Are you currently using the degree you earned in college or university (post-secondary education) in your job or daily life?

34% of Americans say they are not currently using a college or university degree they earned.

- No: 34.5%
- Yes: 33.8%
- I don't currently have a college/university degree: 31.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-08-01 → 2025-08-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: B
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#utilization-of-college-degree](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#utilization-of-college-degree)

## Citation

Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#utilization-of-college-degree](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#utilization-of-college-degree)