Originally Posted by
Spudhauler
Pretty broad brush you're using, Mesabah. Stats are pretty straight forward; those with a degree earn a lot more money over their lifetimes than those without. Doesn't make a degree earner a better person, but it does open doors.
All the math skills we use flying commercial aircraft were learned by the third grade(eighth if you're from Alabama). What a 4 year degree shows is that you were able to complete something without a parent guiding you every step. It's not
what you learned in college, it's that you were enough of a self-motivator to complete it.