Part of the problem is waisting money on degrees that don’t translate into income. Communication degrees, musical or vocal performance are a couple that come to mind. Great if you want to go officer in the service like others have posted pretty worthless for earning a living. My son has a couple roommates who were performance majors selling cell phones and working in retail. They still owe stupid money on student loans.
Some here want to blame boomers but this boomer told his children you better major in something that translates into income. Oldest did the music education (good for k through 12) at a state school and owed practically nothing. Working, his board of ed supplemented his masters degree a little. He went to an other state university and paid as he went. Took 3 years owes nothing. Youngest went for free (my wife works for a private university, free tuition to her and the kid). He majored in fire investigation (think insurance work) then put himself through para-medic school and got a fire department job. 2 classes and he has a masters that he paid for as he went (private university). No student loans for either of them.
Criminal justice will help getting a police job, fire science not so much. If the fire service is your goal para -medicine will get you hired and a lot cheaper than a 4 year degree and you can earn some decent money working for an ambulance company.
Last edited by Mike_S; 02/03/24.
