A Look At My Friends. Did College Pay Off?

So I've thought about this some more...does college pay? From my personal stand point, I definitely think it does. My friends that have a college degree are financially much better off than my friends that don't. Let me summarize some of what I see... Friend 1 4yr College Degree, spent 2 years at community college, 2 years at regular College cost: ~$10,000 BA Management Info Systems ~$65,000/yr Friend 2 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$60,000 BA Education ~$40,000/yr Friend 3 2yr Associates Degree College cost: ~$10,000 Graphics Design ~$12/hr (~$24,000/yr) Friend 4 No degree, attended some college College cost: ~$2,000 ~$9.00/hr Friend 5 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$10,000 BA Human Resources ~$70,000/yr Friend 6 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$10,000 BA Management Info Systems ~$55,000/yr Friend 7 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$10,000 BA Management Info Systems ~$45,000/yr Friend 8 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$10,000 BA Management Info Systems ~$70,000/yr Friend 9 4yr College Degree College cost: ~$60,000 BS Computer Science ~$90,000/yr You can clearly see that having a degree seems to have meant better jobs. Of course, my oberservations are skewed since most of my friends finished college...And most of them are from the same college! The kicker is, we're all satisfied with life...for the most part, the ones that are making more are often still dealing with the same money issues as those who are making less to some degree...no pun intended. Some related links: Don't get over-educated @ MightyBargainHunter.com. College - A Financial Decision That Changed My Life. Is College a Worthless Investment?