absolutely - binning and cohort analysis is critical here. There's also (at least in my mind) a very reasonable question about what "higher education" means. I

absolutely - binning and cohort analysis is critical here. There's also (at least in my mind) a very reasonable question about what "higher education" means. I think it would be extremely valuable to understand expectations for BA / BS undergrads, Technical colleges / associates degrees, Masters degrees in liberal arts vs social sciences vs STEM, and then Doctorates. I imagine people have not lost confidence in much of the apparatus of professions - e.g. engineering schools and law schools. It would also be very interesting to me to map this against what people's perceptions were for graduation rates, scholarship availability, average student debt, and even the perceived impact that a school's endowment had on education quality. There's a lot to know, but seeing the very basic trend exists means that there is something to look at.