> This would basically destroy all specialized scientific research, education degrees, agricultural science, all high-level maths, biology, ecology, zoology, en

> This would basically destroy all specialized scientific research, education degrees, agricultural science, all high-level maths, biology, ecology, zoology, environmental research. Why? All of these fields existed prior to student loans becoming non-dischargable. As it stands, in many fields there is a massive grad school bubble where there are many more grad students and Ph.D’s than tenured positions. As for education degrees, those have the same basic instrumental role as engineering or business degrees—they’re a form of professional training and accreditation. A lot of minor public universities started off as teachers’ colleges in the first place.