One of my kids is at a state university and the total bill comes to about $25,000 per year. Friends in the same boat in other states say that their cost are similar. That includes books, lab fees, dorm, and meal plans. Unless an industry (like ours) requires a degree, or if a student is going into medicine, science, engineering....., a degree isn’t worth it. Spending $100,000 on a generic degree doesn’t pay off in the long run. A degree that won’t train you for a job that is actually out there makes no sense. Majoring in French literature won’t exactly open many doors.