Robbyc13

Why should student debt be perceived as a major issue? It affects a portion of society that is more qualified to take care of it's bills.

Should graduate student debt be separated in discussions around student debt? The individuals who accrue loans for graduate school either have higher incomes than the population or they've decided to take loans for a degree that obviously can't pay for the loans.

I think Higher Education is a bad example here. That industry has no other way to distinguish an individuals credentials besides a masters degree, and people want to work in it bad enough to accept ridiculously low pay. The way you describe specialization of people choosing safe degrees is exactly what has happened in higher ed.

I generally feel bad for my friends who have stayed in higher ed, each one of them was an RA (myself included), and each of them just loved the atmosphere enough to compromise financial independence.

Honest, major major kudos for putting this together.

When I think of myths/mistakes, I also think of small faith based private universities.... Did y'all consider focusing any research on degrees from these universities? Some of the degrees they give are in "Outdoor leadership" or other nonsense like that.