The problem is that education, not with the intent of getting a job, is good in theory but the costs are getting so high that itâs just not feasible, unless as some of the posters have mentioned, you just happen to have super wealthy parents. But what many people donât realize is that thereâs an opportunity cost with going to college. A US private college costs $40k per year at least. If you spent four years and $40k per year on a business what could you achieve? Probably quite a bitâ¦