&gt; The more people have degrees, the more employers will insist on recruiting graduates. In many countries jobs such as teaching and nursing, which did not require a degree 30 years ago, are now reserved for graduates. When just a small elite went to university, plenty of decent jobs were available to those with only secondary schooling. That is no longer true.<p>This is the most interesting part of the education puzzle to me. There is quite clearly an oversupply of people with degrees, both undergraduate and post-graduate, but the harsh reality is that you still <i>need</i> one due to credentialism, the shrinking number of &quot;low-hanging fruit&quot; problems, and, paradoxically, the increased supply of people with degrees.<p>One solution from a hiring perspective is a DaaS (Degree as a Service) model such as HourlyNerd [1] or Gigster (YC15) [2] where you can hire well-pedigreed business and CS graduates as micro consultants or coders.<p>But in the future the biggest change I expect to see is one in the hiring attitude. As more and more future managers go through college, I expect many to become more and more skeptical of the aptitude and capabilities of the average graduate. I expect brand names to decrease in value as businesses and decision makers increase prioritization on demonstrated ability (Github, portfolio of work) and cost to hire, which will generally be lower for less well-branded schools and alternative methods of education, such as apprenticeships and online education.<p>That&#x27;s just my gut feeling from personal observations. There&#x27;s a good chance I&#x27;m 100% wrong and getting a branded education will be more important than ever due to the high number of candidates w&#x2F; degrees, and the increasing importance of connections and network. That seems to be they way SV is moving these days.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hourlynerd.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hourlynerd.com&#x2F;</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;22&#x2F;uber-for-developers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;22&#x2F;uber-for-developers&#x2F;</a>