[cmwelsh]

As an entrepreneur, I often wish I had just invested the 4 years and gotten a degree. The piece of paper guarantees you a minimum of 60,000 dollars per year in America. It's a way for upper middle class kids to get their parents to pay for an easy button into their first career. As an individual with that privilege, it's a must-use.

[adient]

The average for a 4 year degree only is just shy of $55,000 so the minimum is well below that. Perhaps you mean specifically computer science, but based on location and the school you went to you can definitely start below $60k. You are probably also referring specifically to SF, where your number sounds about right. Might be time to reconsider your perspective before trying to make sweeping generalizations.

[cafard]

Maybe with an engineering degree. If you are a politics or film studies major, you might get $45,000 (in a major metropolitan area) if you are not fussy about the job you take.

[xiaoma]

>The piece of paper guarantees you a minimum of 60,000 dollars per year in America.

If only that were the case, it would be a much better investment.

[jchonphoenix]

Depends on the university you go to.

Also, most kids go to college with the mindset that they're there to have fun. If people actually attended college with the intent of getting a job and didn't major in basket weaving (art history majors I'm looking at you) then this figure would be much more likely.

[csixty4]

Also depends on location. $60k might be a good entry-level salary in the Valley, but starting salaries are lower in the midwest & east coast where the cost of living is lower.

[creativebeing]

So you think it would serve you as a backup when you really need it?