Depends on the degree. But I’ll say this - a good set of pipe wrenches and other assorted plumbing tools will do better at keeping one out of poverty than will many college degrees.
How about the kids who get a degree in “French Art”??
It is long past the time when colleges & universities need to publish the number of jobs open each year in various field of study.
I don’t think there are 50 openings a year for “French Art” degrees, but thousands of students spend millions of dollars getting that sheepskin.
Meanwhile, as the high school level, there are very few vocational classes even being taught.
It is a lie to push kids into ‘college’ when many of them are just not college material.
Then they get the idea that they are worth at least $100,000 a year in a starting salary.
I cannot wait until that ‘graduate’ who thinks they are worth $100,000 a year in salary cannot find an auto mechanic or a plumber to repair their property.