Decreasing Incentive to Attend Universities

[Joey Budka]

I have been noticing a trend. And the trend goes like this: the return on investment for those attending 4-year universities is decreasing substantially. For the amount you pay to attend college, it is in many cases not worth the tuition investment. With tuition prices increasing every semester at many schools, I cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Am I alone in noticing this trend? Is university education becoming obsolete, especially regarding increased income opportunities following graduation?

Just curious to hear what the BP community has to say...

[Aaron McGinnis]

Don't get a degree in advanced women's liberative chicken yodeling with a minor in theatrical basket weaving and expect a whole world of high-paying jobs which garner huge respect to open up to you.

On the other hand, some educations are very extremely worth it. Accounting, finance, prelaw, or any of the hard sciences (Assuming you intend to make a career out of it) are all excellent ways to spend tuition money.

On a personal level, I know far too many art majors who work retail jobs in order to starve with their 4 room-mates who also got useless, no-return degrees and work jobs that they could have gotten straight out of high school.