Location still matters, though. At a Silicon Valley software company you'd expect around $100k starting salary with a bachelor's degree and you could get a mode

Location still matters, though. At a Silicon Valley software company you'd expect around $100k starting salary with a bachelor's degree and you could get a modest place to live. Working in the mid-west or the south you'd almost cut that figure in half and would end up living in a larger house with a nicer car. I graduated with the highest starting salary that I know of out of anyone in my class but I still ended up living in a very "low-class" area and struggling to make ends meet. I lived far more comfortably before with less than half the income while paying my own tuition in a different state.