University as an Investment

This table is an interesting study of the financial value of a university education.

The return on investment seems rather low for most schools. That kind of money could probably do better invested elsewhere. This is a good indication that there is a bubble here likely to burst. Even when the investment looks good, at the top schools, this investment is going to require a lot more hard work than most others. Not everyone can hack Harvard's academic requirements.

There is a solution to this mess, of course: on-line, for profit, higher education.