> Its perfectly reasonable to view $48,000 if it gets me a job paying $60,000 a year for four years as being a better deal than $10,000 unconditionally.

True, but I doubt you could find hiring data that supports a 4x higher employment rate among ISA cohorts.

If bootcamps wanted to publish they're employment rate and average salary for both cohorts so students could do the math that would be better.

My guess is employment and salary are much more tied to ability and location than thyey are to wether you opt in to an ISA.