I find the assumption that the goal or purpose of higher education should be paying off economically in terms of future employment a foreign one. I am well awar

I find the assumption that the goal or purpose of higher education should be paying off economically in terms of future employment a foreign one. I am well aware that I could build a much more fruitful career by making a different choice than pursuing the path that I have chosen. I have other priorities in life and I assume that so do most of the people who would, say, major in poetry at a "lower quality college". Despite what some economists seem to think, money doesn't really reflect how a lot of us like to think of "value". Spending a big amount of my time on spiritual development, cooking, sozializing and taking classes outside of my field is obviously not the most rational choices for my career. Why focus on getting more money if I already have enough to get by?