The supply side realized long ago that a college education was a commodity and the consumers haven't, that's how we end up with stories like this and student lo

The supply side realized long ago that a college education was a commodity and the consumers haven't, that's how we end up with stories like this and student loans that will last forever. When I was a junior I had no idea what I wanted to study: I did some research on the highest paying jobs and narrowed it down to healthcare, finance, energy and technology. After cross referencing that with what local (cheap) schools offered and what career paths I could achieve with 4 years of education I settled on CS and graduated with no debt and a high salary. Just because society highly values education doesn't mean we have to be poor consumers about it.