Is College Worth the Investment?

[WilliamW]

Unfortunately it did not consider for-profit schools...

Seems like if the results had showed lower ROI for for-profits they would have been shouting it from the rooftops.  Since they won't mention them, stands to reason for-profits out-performed non-profits and government schools.  Would love to see a real study.

The truth is the guy whose old man owns the company, or the guy with the right party card or affiliations will ALWAYS get the job.

Good point.  Does the study measure return on investment or return on connection, i.e., WHO'S YOUR DADDY?????  You don't get into a lot of those places without political or financial connections.  So grads with good connections make more money than shmoes like us?  No surprise there.

Likewise, some states (e.g., California) subsidize their public college tuition more than others.  The artificially lower tuition in turn artificially raises the percentage return on investment for the individual.  Again, would be nice to see a real study that compares apples to apples.