Only if the only point of college is to get a job.
When it comes with that 200K of debt the ONLY point is to get a job. Employers want employees with degrees because degrees come with debt and people who are in debt are less likely to quit a shitty job.
In my mind it’s not so much a joke degree inasmuch as it really relies on the student to have their own plan for employment and the usefulness of the degree.
Some people have connections, ideas, outside the box thinking, or independent wealth.
The Liberal Arts being a joke degree holds up.
Only if the only point of college is to get a job.
There’s more to life than work and a good liberal arts degree exposed you to a lot of it.
… It’s not worth 200k of debt but it’s great to learn.
When it comes with that 200K of debt the ONLY point is to get a job. Employers want employees with degrees because degrees come with debt and people who are in debt are less likely to quit a shitty job.
In my mind it’s not so much a joke degree inasmuch as it really relies on the student to have their own plan for employment and the usefulness of the degree.
Some people have connections, ideas, outside the box thinking, or independent wealth.
Sounds about right coming from… vlad of 1976