Many among the super wealthy either dropped out of college, or never attended to begin with, so I don't think higher education automatically equates to higher salaries. That said, part of the problem is people aren't pursuing advanced technical degrees. What we need is greater emphasis on things like engineering and computer science, and less emphasis on humanities, communication, etc. My ex-girlfriend got her bachelors degree in social services, made only $11/hour, and constantly whined about her $60k of student debt. I always felt like saying, what the hell did you expect? We also need to lower taxes on small businesses, make it easier to start a business, hire, fire, etc., in order to encourage entrepreneurship.