Huh, students holding Master's degrees usually fare better (just as bachelor's holders, on the balance, do better than high school graduates).
I'll defend the value of a well-rounded liberal arts education to the death, however. I agree colleges should focus more on making sure their graduates get skills that are relevant in their field (interestingly in my field of International Relations, its only now in grad school that i'm getting courses that are teaching me actual skills. My stats class taught me SPSS, i had a course that taught me how to make grants, and another about humanitarian response procedures as well as a basic overview of public administration. Next semester i get policy analysis and development administration, for two), but at the same time we are not mere economic animals. The knowledge we command should be greater than what we need to survive.
Of course, if you are the kind who learns better outside a classroom environment (i really don't, myself) then you certainly can make yourself intellectually well-rounded without having to go to college.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
