If you get a real degree, of course.
If you get an affirmative action degree, or a useless degree like womens studies then no.
Exactly.
Also like you said its about increasing your chances for a quality mate.
But they always compare the value of a College education to a High School education.
It w/b interesting to compare College vs Technical or Trade school education. Lots of people have done well with Technical or Trades, especially when combined with 2+ years of college.
Really it all comes down to the individual.
What has changed is an increase in "specialty degree programs" -AND- many students do not have the discernment to consider the future earnings, how they would apply the degree, etc when choosing a program.