&gt; “In 2013, 90% of DeVry University associate and bachelor’s degree grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within six months of graduation.” That sounds impressive—until you notice that the figure includes those graduates who had jobs in their field before graduation.<p>Quite frankly, I think it sounds impressive even with that stipulation.<p>For those who don&#x27;t want to wade through the entire article, they answered their question about halfway through:<p>&gt; &quot;Looking at the actual return on the costs of attending college, careful analyses suggest that the payoff from many college programs—as much as one in four—is actually negative. Incredibly, the schools seem to add nothing to the market value of the students.&quot;