You can't live in a degree. Essentially, a Harvard professional degree gets you to the top of the resume pile. Is that worth $800/mo for 25 years? How about a

You can't live in a degree. Essentially, a Harvard professional degree gets you to the top of the resume pile. Is that worth $800/mo for 25 years? How about a non-Ivy professional degree that costs the same? Psychologically I reckon it is more pleasing to just be rid of the payment, even if financially you are losing by paying it off so quickly. Good for him. Now if all kids with $90,000+ student debts could find 6 figure jobs we'd be on the right track!