I finished my undergraduate degree in English less than ten years ago, and I have neither student loans nor credit card debt. I'm also a semester away from a Master's degree in English, fully paid for.
My degree has taken me higher up the food chain and garnered more respect among "leadership" in my company than those without. Your mileage may vary.
This article is replete with poor grammar. Perhaps the author should look in the mirror before casting aspersions.
You maid the authors point..Masters in English..hmmm. Good luck with that.
My degrees like yours are also door openers. They are not from “premier” institutions. I had the advantage of VA benefits and supplemented that with personal funds. No student loan debt.
On a Side note - one of my friends in high school was devastated when his SATs came in as 900s (that was the days of two tests). Ernie had ambitions of medical school. Last time I talked to him 40 years ago he was in junior college getting A grades in calculus, physics, chemistry, etc. I can’t really know but I am convinced that Ernie went to medical school.