Is college worth it? A study measures return on investment - with some surprising results.

When Larry Burrill started college, his goal was to walk into a job that paid well after graduation. He was coming from a family of humble means and knew he would be paying his way through school. He chose Maine Maritime Academy, set in a historic town miles down a peninsula, because he knew graduates were earning starting salaries double or triple what he could otherwise expect to make.
That was back in the 1970s, but today, as a senior executive at an engineering services company he helped fou