Extra years in university questioned

By Jordan Press. Unemployment rate may be higher for those holding MAs than those with BAs. When it comes to get-ting work, having a master's degree doesn't appear to provide employment seekers with any sort of edge, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
The unemployment rates for students with a master's degree were either equal to or higher than rates for their counterparts who had only a bachelor's degree, according to National Household Survey data released Wednesday.
Generally, the employment rate is higher for university graduates than for other categories of education: About 82 per cent of university grads were employed in Canada in 2011, compared to about 56 per cent of those who had no certificate, diploma or degree, the survey found. Read more...