On the cost of Education

[Belsnickel]

(07-28-2016, 08:01 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Some elite jobs in banking and consulting used to STRONGLY prefer liberal arts grads (something about wanting a clean slate to teach their way of doing business).

The rest of corporate America, I think, has gotten so lax on training and development that they generally have little interest in hiring a physics major to do accounting.

But most of the degrees you listed are rigorous - someone that does well you at least know you're getting a smart person, or who was at least dedicated/diligent enough to do the work well.  It's the other degrees with limited private sector value that people are paying $100-$200k for that are a problem.  

That said, some of those other degrees don't pay much in their fields without going on to graduate degrees.

I can give a long list of reasons why going to a good state school should be everyone's easy first choice (if money matters).  Save your money for a top graduate program.

Yeah, there is a reason I added a bit there at the end. Graduate degrees are almost always necessary for these fields. Often times it is because these subjects are more specialized and require further training. The same often holds true, even, for the degrees most people scoff at like the fine arts and what not. A four year degree in that field often is nothing but a stepping stone.