The Higher Education Bubble Has Popped

During the pandemic, students were forced to take a critical look at their educational paths and the inordinate investments and/or debts required to achieve their goals. Illustration/ Shutterstock

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The higher education bubble has been rapidly inflating, threatening to pop at any moment. Over the past several decades, our culture has tipped the scales from praising and valuing education to downright socially mandating it. As a result, enrollment has skyrocketed to levels never before seen.