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Private degrees: Worth it or not?
Are private degrees worth it? When paper qualifications matter, to a certain degree
Many students believe a degree is the key to job mobility and promotions. So despite a survey showing less than half of private school graduates got full-time work 6 months after finishing their studies, the chase is very much on
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File photo showing a graduation ceremony at the Singapore Institute of Management.
PHOTO: ST FILE
A local private degree can cost as much as $50,000 but the question of its real worth in the job market has come up once more.
A recently released survey by Singapore's private education regulator found that less than half - 47.4 per cent - of private school graduates got full-time work six months after finishing their studies.
