Exactly. The pressures are dual. On one hand, the costs of a degree are skyrocketing to the point where the value is really being scrutinized by that measure al

Exactly. The pressures are dual. On one hand, the costs of a degree are skyrocketing to the point where the value is really being scrutinized by that measure alone. On the other hand, the increasing disparity between what colleges provide and what employers desire is being factored into that value equation. So, at a time when universities need to be showing more value for their ballooning price tags, they are actually providing less (in purely economic terms).