"There's an issue of probabilities" undersells it. Lifetime average ROI on a college degree over the population has historically outperformed those entering th

"There's an issue of probabilities" undersells it. Lifetime average ROI on a college degree over the population has historically outperformed those entering the workforce - either employed or as an entrepreneur - over the past 50 years. And while the ROI difference has shrunk (mostly due to exorbitant tuition increases), it is still more profitable over a person's lifetime - on average - to go to college instead of starting a business. Georgetown actually did a fantastic site that shows ROI for a variety of institutions: https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/collegeroi/ https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/collegeroi/