Yup, fair enough! I have no doubt some degrees have greater value in the economy than others, and god knows management degrees (as an example) have their fair

Yup, fair enough! I have no doubt some degrees have greater value in the economy than others, and god knows management degrees (as an example) have their fair share of detractors, rightly or wrongly. To me that just means folks need to be more thoughtful about the degree they select... after all, a quality, valuable education isn't something you're simply given, it's something you take.