Maybe it once was, but the curtain has be lifted at least for some majors.

There's no prestige in underemployment/no-employment after graduation. Everyone knows someone for whom you attended their graduation party and then six months later they're still working retail..

"around 44% of college graduates ages 22 to 27 work in jobs that do not require a college degree. " https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2017/07/13/new-y...