Get a degree if you want the education for its own sake.
Most people can’t afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars to get an “education for its own sake” and go to school so they can convince some entity with money to give them some of that money in exchange for labor. They can then take that money to exchange for goods and services.
In Germany, higher education costs a few hundred bucks per six months (plus CoL obviously). Also gets you a train ticket. Probably similar in other European countries.
So do you not need to work for a living in other countries? Are they giving out high paying jobs in other countries for people who graduated with degrees in Ancient Chinese Art History?
I was referring to the "tens of thousands" part, I make no assumption on whether a company will give you a job or not based on your degree, that is always variable.
Fair enough. But that doesn’t change the idea that going to college should ultimately be about increasing your chances to be employed not an education for education’s sake
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Most people can’t afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars to get an “education for its own sake” and go to school so they can convince some entity with money to give them some of that money in exchange for labor. They can then take that money to exchange for goods and services.
In Germany, higher education costs a few hundred bucks per six months (plus CoL obviously). Also gets you a train ticket. Probably similar in other European countries.
Not everyone lives in the US, like OP.
So do you not need to work for a living in other countries? Are they giving out high paying jobs in other countries for people who graduated with degrees in Ancient Chinese Art History?
I was referring to the "tens of thousands" part, I make no assumption on whether a company will give you a job or not based on your degree, that is always variable.
Fair enough. But that doesn’t change the idea that going to college should ultimately be about increasing your chances to be employed not an education for education’s sake