Since the discussion is about higher education in general, perspective from eastern culture.. Higher education most often helps poor students or students of li

Since the discussion is about higher education in general, perspective from eastern culture.. Higher education most often helps poor students or students of limited means and without any family connections to land coveted jobs, which is life changing not only for them but for their family. Education (and to some degree small time entrepreneurship) is the only way for them to come out of their circumstances that were not of their choosing. These people would not have succeeded anyways.