College: Is that watered-down degree worth it?

Published May 14, 2011 4:00am ET



As high school graduation season approaches, there’s at least one thing both the Left and Right can agree on, according to a panel of scholars assembled this week by the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy: Undergraduate education in the U.S. is a poor value and getting worse.

An undergraduate degree costs three times more than it did 30 years ago, and more and more parents are questioning whether it’s worth it. So are some academics.

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