An important point is that it's only a head start. Once you are actually working and have experience the degree doesn't matter unless it's required by the company or for government jobs. Plenty of people without degrees do very well for themselves. They don't accept that working as a barista or at a gas station is a career and seek out other options.

I have noticed for many years now in our hiring, one of the most important things candidates are concerned with is simply "do you fucking train how to do the job? Or are you a lazy idiot?" They don't want to be in that position. It seems supervisors all over don't know what the job means.