There’s a lot of debate about the value of a college degree.  At a meeting of adults where we normally debate foreign policy, one member quipped “And we all know that a college degree today is worthless.” 

So I decided to investigate this with a team of researchers: a class full of first year students.  And this is what we found.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is @JohnTures2.