What is the average cost of a STEM bachelor's degree from a state college / university? So many of these articles about the horrors of student debt and useless

What is the average cost of a STEM bachelor's degree from a state college / university? So many of these articles about the horrors of student debt and useless degrees are in fact about students who got Underwater Basket Weaving degrees from private, high-priced, unaccredited / not-very-accredited diploma mills. Should we deal with the predatory nature of those schools? Absolutely. Does it imply that US Higher Ed in its entirety is broken? No. Could it be improved? Of course - everything can.