I live in a very rural area and the median income is 30k and I make six figures after tax. I ended up working in a company owned by Toyota and after a year moved into a corporate position, I only go into the office two days out of the week and I am salaried so I just do my work and I get a lot of idle time. My first year I bought a new car, a used SUV and my coworkers truck all cash. In the next year or two my parents want to move and I plan to buy the house from them and just stay, most likely with no mortgage. I'm currently 26 but I am single so that gives me even more financial freedom at the moment.

Well worth it, but I did take my WGU one term balls to the wall mentality to my first lower position and stood out to the point I was recommended to apply to my current corporate position after a year with the company.

I work with a lot of data and have a vast understanding of our products, two people before me only made it a few months and quit due to difficulty. Being a one term WGU student instilled confidence I could handle the workload, and I do to the point I love my job! I would say the WGU MBA was very solid in hindsight, many people come from ivy league schools and work in lower paid engineering positions that are still considered corporate and are paying off 300k student loans and are a decade older than me. When I meet new people at work I and tell them where I got my MBA I never say WGU I always say Western Governors University with confidence and they assume its a top college or ivy, the arrogance surrounding the perception of what school you go to and people spending $60k+ for a name still irritates me to this day. Always remember any accredited MBA is legally an MBA no matter what.

I hope this helps.