@twicearound I believe you when you say those individual didn’t have to relocate and enjoy their profession. You say
they do value their degrees." If you’re talking about the aforementioned individuals, then I can agree that THEY might value their degrees but I never seen any benefit in this industry.
After the first GM was fired and had to find work in another state, the new management company that took over my hotel conducted a through search for a replacement. Someone left one of the resumes next to me and I noticed that particular individual, who was GM at a number of other hotels, had no college degree at all.