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Normally yes, but it depends on what one gets a degree in. I recall reading some analysis some years back that found that a theological degree was normally a net financial loss.
kagis
This isn't the one I was thinking of, but it basically makes the same point.
https://freopp.org/whitepapers/is-college-worth-it-a-comprehensive-return-on-investment-analysis/
According to their findings, getting an engineering degree is a very large win, for example. However, the majority of degrees in visual arts and music are a net negative.
It also says that going to a more-expensive school has a positive return on average, but the impact of that is much smaller than the degree which one chooses to study for: