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Protecting Public Health: The Critical Role of Degree Verifications in 2024

by NSC Blog | Jan 15, 2025 | Verification Services, DegreeVerify

Every year, the National Student Clearinghouse verifies millions of academic degrees, empowering learners to pursue their desired careers and enabling employers to confirm the authenticity of a candidate’s degree confidently. In 2024, the Clearinghouse verified degrees across a diverse range of fields. However, the most verified degree field last year, by far, was nursing, underscoring the critical role of this service for a profession that’s essential to public health.

Professional licensure and certifications often mandate specific degrees in critical fields like healthcare and finance. Verifying these credentials safeguards public safety by upholding the integrity of these professions. Beyond nursing, other frequently verified degrees include biological sciences, medicine, physician assistants, psychology, and social work – all fields directly contributing to Americans’ health and well-being.

Degree verification is vital to combatting degree fraud. Research indicates that the global fake degree market has surged from $1 billion in 2015 to an estimated $22 billion in 2022.1 Verifying degrees ensures employers can hire qualified candidates.

The Clearinghouse’s DegreeVerify service offers the fastest access to the most extensive database of postsecondary degree and attendance records, allowing employers to verify credentials from institutions across the United States instantly. By providing immediate and reliable online verification, DegreeVerify eliminates the delays, errors, and administrative burden associated with manual checks. This streamlined process also helps mitigate the risks and costs related to academic fraud. The Clearinghouse can also verify high school diplomas and postsecondary enrollment.

With a database encompassing 96% of postsecondary degrees, the Clearinghouse is ready to empower job seekers in 2025 to leverage their academic credentials in their career pursuits, whether in nursing or any other degree field.

1The many – always deleterious – faces of credential fraud,” https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230602093827424.

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