Most college students seem to actually be making pragmatic choices w.r.t their colleges majors, i.e. most are business majors: https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=37

That makes sense given that for decades finance, health, or administration etc. hire the most,

1) https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2021/article/field-of-degr...

2) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2000/apr/wk1/art01.htm

I think giving the example of the impractical, dreamy college graduate is akin to Reagan's (or whoever's) welfare queens example.