Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually

Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by pmiller2 on Saturday May 07, 2016 @11:52PM (#11652533)

Law school bar pass rates and first year associate salaries are not what they used to be. According to http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/15/pf/jobs/lawyer-salaries/ , the median salary for a first year associate is $62k. Add to the mix that law schools inflate their employment stats by including people whose jobs have nothing to do with the law, and what you get is students suing their law schools for fraud (e.g. http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/pf/college/lawsuit-thomas-je...)

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Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by rayiner on Sunday May 08, 2016 @12:27AM (#11652606)

A JD is still a big step up for the sorts of people who get them. Humanities majors as a group don't hit much more than $60k mid-career, and more than half of fresh college graduates are unemployed or working a job that doesn't require a college degree.

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Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by pmiller2 on Sunday May 08, 2016 @01:01AM (#11652687)

Even after factoring in massive debt?

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Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by rayiner on Sunday May 08, 2016 @09:30AM (#11653965)

College and graduate school loan payments are limited to 10% of discretionary income under Obama's recent programs. So yes, even with the debt.

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Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by nyolfen on Sunday May 08, 2016 @01:12AM (#11652722)

oh noo, 50% increase on the median annual income. whatever will they do.

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Re:Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually by jacalata on Sunday May 08, 2016 @02:33AM (#11652942)

And what's the percentage increase on student debt?

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