Thanks for the insightful comment. I think you hit the nail on the head when you write "it makes sense to have much of the financing of higher education rely o

Thanks for the insightful comment. I think you hit the nail on the head when you write "it makes sense to have much of the financing of higher education rely on individual resources" Unfortunately, there seems to be several outside forces that pull students away from the more practical degrees that would almost guarantee employment. First, government subsidized students loans don't differentiate among majors. I don't private student loans do either. I find this odd, I would rather lend money to a petroleum engineer major than an English Lit major. Second, college students have spent their academic life influenced by people who privilege learning for the sake of learning: teachers and professors. They push the myth of "follow your bliss" onto way too many students. Personally, I believe in "follow the money", then you can "follow your bliss" to your hearts content. Third, most colleges really don't seriously care about career placement and development. Sure they have career development offices, and invite recruiters to campus, but imagine if a college really cared about preparing students for a good career. Imagine having potential recruiters evaluate professors and courses instead of just students. That would be pretty interesting. "Education" in its current incarnation makes the lethal mistake of mixing the practical with the "learning for learning's sake." This leads to terrible value proposition for the majority of students and for most employers. Until this business model changes, there is little hope.