A four-year non-specialised degree programme in a Singapore university can easily set you back at least $32,000, even after factoring in the MOE Tuition Grant. But cost isn’t – and shouldn’t be – the be-all and end-all of a university education, contends our writer Budget Babe.

Words by Budget Babe — With the rising costs of university education, many of us can’t help but question if it is still worth pursuing a degree in Singapore, especially when income wages have not risen significantly despite the higher education levels of most workers today. Furthermore, some of the world’s most successful (and richest) people did not even complete their college studies. Hardly anyone would label Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs or Oprah as failures for not having graduated with a degree. But having gone through university myself, here are my top five reasons – not including the higher wages you’ll ......