Americans Are Losing Faith in College Education

A recent think tank article is "Higher Education and the Law of Diminishing Returns: Shortening the average time-to-degree makes economic sense." https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2023/03/higher-education-and...

This was my biggest complaint about college. There's no reason a bachelor's degree should take 4 years.

The cost of a college degree has been inflated to the breaking point.

Personally, I know several college graduates working at menial jobs like retail or delivery driver alongside non-graduates who don't have their student loan debt. Which is better off?

The article shows a drop in the generic trust that "a 4-year degree" will return more than it costs.

For the majority of degrees this is probably true when compared to alternatives like trade schools.