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This is accurate. All the talk about how to fund college ignores the fact that some degrees are not worth it in terms of financial cost/benefit. What does an MF
by dpark 8y ago
This is accurate. All the talk about how to fund college ignores the fact that some degrees are not worth it in terms of financial cost/benefit. What does an MFA get you in actual earning potential? If the benefit is extremely low, no method of funding will make financial sense except if you can convince someone else to pay for it.
If you pick up $200k in student loan debt from an Ivy League school but leave with an engineering degree, you’ll probably be fine, even if that’s not really the cost effective option. If you leave school with $50k in loans and a degree that doesn’t get you a decent-earning job, crippling debt is now your life.