I guess we have to remember that the education system has done a good job of making people feel like a failure for not going into further education. Hell, most of us still use the phrase "dropped out" as a pejorative. Why don't we put more pressure on the education system to inform us of the expected career trajectory in 1,3,5,10 years of a given course? If it were easier to find this information and allow people to make an informed decision it would surely influence the choices that are made?