If the only option are paying X for something that will easily pay it off and set you up for life, and paying 2X for something that won’t, it will make it more

If the only option are paying X for something that will easily pay it off and set you up for life, and paying 2X for something that won’t, it will make it more attractive. Or people will opt out of college entirely, which is also sometimes better than getting a useless expensive degree.