First off, I must say that Education is very good and i don't dispute the fact that it's very vital and necessary for human development, it can put you in a position to be successful no doubt but being a graduate is not a 100% guarantee for one to be very wealthy, one can be very sound academically but lack some basic skills of acquiring wealth. Also one can still have some good knowledge of certain skills but if there's no zeal or self confidence in earning a living through it then your education on those skills can be said to be a waste since you ain't making effort to earn from it.
Also I've heard several people complain about having good grades, being 1st class graduates but find it difficult to secure good paying jobs, imagine someone struggling to achieve good grades in the university but find it difficult to earn a living and at the end settle for minor jobs while there are many dropouts with good skillsets as well as being creative and think outside the box, and are bosses of big organisations and companies.
Well it's not basically about being educated or graduating with the best grades that makes you wealthy, it's about determination, being consistent and also persistent cause success and wealth are not achieved in one day or immediately after graduating. In as much as you have good grades, you must still improve your skills, not only job skills, marketing or management skills but your critical thinking and problem solving skills.
The education machine in many countries has been infected by the constant corporate pressure to monetize every single aspect of peoples lives. There is always going to be a degree of money management required in the education system, but we may be seeing the balance tipping towards making colleges and universities more about profit generation than only seeking the best needs for the younger generations to learn from. Of course in this market salaries will be competitive at the top end, like any work environment, so there is always going to be competition for the best teachers and resources which requires raising money, but it puts such a heavy burden on the youngest minds that can be a very bad way to start in life - may more research needs to be done on that cost benefit analysis.