[Red in Blue PA]

Wow. That is mind boggling. People are literally selling themselves into indentured servitude - for the rest of their lives!

In this horrible economy, what choices do people really have? I am going back for my MBA because (start next week) my BS was simply not enough.

[Obadiah]

It is not necessarily a bad investment if you have a reasonably attainable path to future employment. If the potential reward is at minimum parallel with the financial risk, then it may be worth it. But, for far too many, college is just the well-worn path they follow simply because of peer pressure and social status pressure. For too many, they are blackjack against the house by taking nebulous courses that never lead to any employment advantage at a;;.