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Inside Higher Ed · October 20, 2026 · On the brief until November 3, 2026

Survey: 48% of Employers Say AI Will Make College Degrees More Important

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Driving employer demand for college-educated workers

A Lumina and Gallup survey found that 48 percent of employers expect artificial intelligence will make college degrees more important over the next five years. Most businesses still favor degree holders because they want human abilities like judgment, communication, and adaptability. This maintains the labor market value of postsecondary schooling even as overall public confidence in higher education drops.

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Employers increasingly rely on degrees to filter candidates and verify human skills, while broader public faith in college continues to decline.

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