Using the above chart as evidence, Catherine Rampell argues that college is worth the cost:
Lots of people would have changed their major, or done an internship, or started looking for work sooner while enrolled. Did you notice what category of regrets got the lowest share of responses? Wishing they hadn’t gone to college.
Ezra Klein draws a lesson:
This seems like evidence that students are being ill-served by the cultural stereotype of college as a period of enjoyment and exploration that precedes entry into the “real world.” College, rather, is a period of preparation for the real world, and if you don’t take it as such, the real world can make you pay and pay big.
The Dish 