True, sdr, but it increasingly matters what major one picks when in college, not just whether one has a degree or not. Comparisons of college grad lifetime earnings compared to H.S. grad lifetime earnings are flawed in many ways.
Entering college freshment need to be informed of these realities before they take on a mountain of debt, and parents have a responsibility to weigh in on these decisions. Some majors–and we can all name them–are pretty useless in finding a job above the barista level.