People often forget that one of the biggest value of having degree is the optics that comes with it. Basically if a person has spent time getting a degree this

People often forget that one of the biggest value of having degree is the optics that comes with it. Basically if a person has spent time getting a degree this shows a important value - risk averseness. Another value it shows is - being subservient. You are allowing some professor or institution to have significant control over you well past age 18 as an adult. Risk averseness shows that you'll not be duping the company or stealing their secrets and starting a new company as a competitor and you prefer having a stable salary than mega payoff by selling the tech of the company where you work. And being subservient means, you'll listen to all the BS magement wants and also you'll not question the authority or go against them.