HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Poll: Job Success Most Valued Factor in Picking Colleges.

A new Gallup Poll has found that the factor adult Americans are most likely to say is most important in selecting a college is the percentage of graduates who are able to find a good job. That factor was picked by 41 percent of those polled, followed by the price of the college (37 percent) and graduation rates (16 percent). The wealthier that respondents were, the more likely they were to say that the job success of graduates was the most important factor.

Like the rich guy in the old commercial — was it for Gulf? — said: “How do you think a man like me got to be a man like me?” Plus:

The same poll also asked questions about tuition.

Asked if higher tuition rates meant that the quality of the college was higher, 25 percent strongly disagreed and another 20 percent disagreed. Only 10 percent strongly agreed, with another 13 percent agreeing.

Price resistance is setting in.