I don't see a link between purchase price and skill level. It would appear that for some that the lowest price = beginner and highest purchase price = expert. This is a nonsense way to look at buying a musical instrument. If you want to help beginners teach them that the price is only important because we all have a budget to stick to, it has nothing to do with skill levels.
Beginners who want to play uke as a job would do well to buy a medium price workhorse type uke that has good electronics. That is the best tool for the job if they want to sell tickets and perform to pay the rent.
If you follow my posts you will see that I suggest a beginner who can't decide what to buy starts with a sub-$50 uke because the first few months of playing are mostly physical training and the uke is just a piece of gym equipment for physical training. In those few months, apart from the physical training, the beginner will learn a lot about ukes, enough to be ready to work out what uke they want next without a lot of help. If they do decide to quit, they have only spent less than $50. The best place to buy a sub-$50 uke is not Amazon, its in a shop where there is a rack of them to try out and find the best of the batch, or second hand out of a dusty cupboard. Second best place is to work with a shop like HMS or Mims where they send back the duds before they get to the customers. That is for beginners who can't decide by themselves, the other beginners should get the uke they want and ignore the price if they have the cash to pay the purchase price.