which majors leave you in a major debt mess? and which ones dont?

Question

d'oh i wanted to be a doc

Answer 1

There are a couple of ways in which a major can leave you in a major debt mess. One is if the degree either is not very marketable (theater or anthropology, e.g.) or the jobs which you get with it are low-paid, such as getting a private school degree in something like social work or teaching. The other is that the degree itself might be more expensive, such as a film major, which requires a lot of costs in addition to simple tuition (and it rarely ends in a lucrative career). The ones which don't are degrees with which you can pretty much be assured of getting a high-paid job after graduation, such as engineering or accounting.

Answer 2

Ok, this is no way to pick a major. But to give you an answer anyway, all of them are majorly expensive (pun intended).

Those that involve post-graduate work or additional schooling (med or law school) are major debt incurring fields. But even a 2 year nursing degree is expensive because the textbooks cost so freaking much. It also depends on the school you are going to. I live within 1 hour of 6 universities or colleges that offer nursing and I am travelling 1 hour, one way, to have the cheapest tuition rate ($873/semester at WVU-Parkersburg compared to the one that is 2 blocks away for $3000+/semester- Marshall University). And that doesn't take into consideration dorm rates or living expenses if you live off campus, as compared to living at home and attending classes.

There is no good answer for this except research the institutions in the area for full time tuition rates. Comparison shopping works for college educations, too.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Any major with more than 5 years studies leaves you in a mess. Psychology, Medicine, Law, Pharmachology, Optometry, Chiropity.

An MBA only leaves you in a partial mess as does a MSW or an Architecture degree or an MME or MEE

These people can usually get of out these debts in 15 years or less.

I'll wager your Doctor or Dentist only finishes paying off student loans around the time they are looking to sell their practise and retire.

Answer 4

Believe it or not, depends...my friends and I are over our heads in debt from teaching degress. Turns out the demand here is low.
If you're willing to relocate, you're more likely to avoid that.