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>Most satisfied: Those with science, technology, engineering and math majors, who are typically more likely to enjoy higher salaries, reported more satisfaction
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y ago
>Most satisfied: Those with science, technology, engineering and math majors, who are typically more likely to enjoy higher salaries, reported more satisfaction with their college degrees. About 42% of engineering grads and 35% of computer science grads said they had no regrets.
>Most regrets: Humanities majors, who are least likely to earn higher pay post-graduation, were most likely to regret their college education. About 75% of humanities majors said they regretted their college education. About 73% of graduates who studied social sciences, physical and life sciences, and art also said the same.
I love the idea of free college. That said, I feel weird about subsidizing something people regret doing in the first place. If this doesn't provide $X value to you, having the tax payer pay that much for it instead of you paying for it seems weird. I hesitate to make a HN tech bubble comment, but it really seems like only making certain degrees free could make sense. Like, I'm a lot happier paying taxes to educate doctors than poets, even though there's value in having both.
- massysett 7y agoIt makes even less sense to pay to educate doctors. Their earnings pay for the education many times over.
- jacobsenscott 7y agoI don't think that's true unless you become a specialist. If you become a GP, or a pediatrician, or work in a rural area where docs are in short supply you don't make huge money.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoOn the other hand if earnings are so high perhaps you need more doctors so should encourage them.
- StephenCanis 7y agoIs it just me or are those two paragraphs worded in a way that makes the difference between most and least satisfied larger? If only 35% of computer science grads say they have no regrets does that not mean that 65% of them have regrets? That's pretty close to the 73%-75% for the "Most Regrets" group. Thought that was interesting framing.
- brightball 7y agoIt was likely done on a scale of 1 - 5 from No Regrets to Serious Regrets
- brightball 7y agoI can’t remember which state it was but there was one that specifically subsidized tuition for degrees that had job demand in the state. IMO that always made sense to me. States paying to help train people to work for jobs in the same state.
- dillonmckay 7y agoYou know you are currently subsidizing student loans, right?