How do you get the most for your college investment?

Forbes reports.

Cashing In On The Right College

Some 40 million Americans have gone into debt to finance a college education for the right reason: They wanted to improve their economic prospects and learn something new.

But it’s always debatable if that money was well spent. Some have gone deep into debt for an essentially worthless degree from a for-profit college, while others got a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degree and are prospering.

Making the right choice involves looking at college a different way. How do you maximize your return on investment (ROI)?

Yes, college is an investment. It increases your human capital — the ability to make money — in myriad ways. How you look at this equation depends upon how much you invest upfront and the return down the road in terms of average income.