I actually kind of like this idea - following the mold of coding bootcamps. The only concern I have with this is tying monetary incentives to education. As a s

I actually kind of like this idea - following the mold of coding bootcamps. The only concern I have with this is tying monetary incentives to education. As a society, I think we benefit greatly from the diversity in learning paths that people choose to follow. Once you attach a price tag - higher percentage of future earnings for majors like literature, philosophy - you are getting closer to turning the university system into a STEM robot factory. A large part of the reason that some young people choose to go into esoteric fields of study is that their monetary outcome is not real to them at the point that they enter college. To be fair, I bet there is a significant difference in the proportion of students from wealthy economic backgrounds who enter these esoteric fields compared to that of poorer students. And if it is the wealthy who are studying these kinds of subjects, then the approach you suggest will not seriously affect the diversity of subjects being explored.