[Dannymetconan]

I think it is more of a problem of inflation.

If you get 50 application is easy just to automatically remove the X that don't have a college degree.

Similarly to the way you might have a GPA cut off of some amount but they don't actually care what your degree was in.

In Ireland there are a lot of people who go on to do a Masters because when a large number of people have degrees it makes you more competitive. Anecdotal most my friends will tell you they use neither their undergrad nor masters in work life

[BurningFrog]

I was mostly thinking of when lawmakers or regulators decree that to do job X you must have college degree Y.

As an employer with many resumes to choose between, you'll of course pick whoever you prefer.

Except if you're not allowed to hire them because they haven't paid a college for a document.