The Real Student Loan Crisis Isn't From Undergraduate...

The Real Student Loan Crisis Isn't From Undergraduate...
by FL_Irish (2024-02-07 10:59:59)

...Degrees.

Although I don't necessarily agree with everything in it, I think this is a pretty good analysis of the two real issues surrounding the cost of higher education and student debt:

1. Predatory master's programs

2. The "college for all" mentality and the resulting admission of lots of students with little prospect of actually graduating

Click here for link at https://reason.com/2024/02/06/the-real-student-loan-crisis/

Replies:

It has been this way for a long time. - EricCartman 2024-02-08 14:48:20
You forgot to mention the "You can get a degree in that"... - Brahms 2024-02-07 13:39:24
- That's a subcomponent of predatory master's. * - FL_Irish 2024-02-07 14:35:45
  - From respectable institutions, no less. * - Brahms 2024-02-07 14:48:11
- Outside of MBAs, are there any masters degrees that really - Tex Francisco 2024-02-07 13:59:46
  - I'd also argue that MBAs in general don't have much of an - krudler 2024-02-08 11:58:03
  - One obvious one is "Data Science" - Brahms 2024-02-07 14:34:10
    - yeah, the non-MBA business masters in things like - Tex Francisco 2024-02-07 15:15:56
  - I’ve noticed one thing in my area and that is teachers in - The Holtz Room 2024-02-07 14:23:40
    - Most school systems require masters for administrators - Irish_Texan 2024-02-08 10:43:44
    - There is a real need for STEM teachers across the US. - Brahms 2024-02-07 14:34:54
      - I’m taking about elementary school teachers. - The Holtz Room 2024-02-07 17:09:44
A subset of graduate programs are among the greatest sources - Raoul 2024-02-07 12:25:33