<p>Unless you’re going to a specific trade, the value of a college degree is not in the first years after college. Especially in this economy, you are likely to get a mediocre job doing something for about as much pay as a high school student, perhaps even the same job.</p>
<p>What is valuable is that you have graduated from college, which means you are reasonably intelligent/hard-working. Depending on your major, you might be able to say “I know how to do something technical (math, phys, econ)” or “I know how to communicate effectively” (english/communications) or “I know how to think. (philosophy)”</p>
<p>Of course if you go into engineering, nursing, or accounting, this isn’t the case. But otherwise, yeah.</p>