> "they just as easily could have been a doctor, or a lawyer" No, he/she really couldn't have. You just listed two heavily regulated professions where not havi

> "they just as easily could have been a doctor, or a lawyer" No, he/she really couldn't have. You just listed two heavily regulated professions where not having the right degree means complete disqualification from holding a job. There is no way for GP to be a doctor or a lawyer without going to medical school, or law school, respectively. At least here in the tech industry you're not legally mandated to have the right degree for the job. This seems to support the notion that one ought to look at a degree's employment ramifications before jumping into one.