Comments on: Top 15 College Degrees by Starting Salary in 2009

By: Kelli: Electro Mechanical Integration

Kelli: Electro Mechanical Integration — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:05 +0000

Clearly, selecting a career in science has quite a few benefits, but I think that putting too much emphasis on starting salary is short-sited. I’ve seen too many interns and younger employees start their careers without taking stock of all of the other factors surrounding the position. Some come to find that they made the right choice, while others find an science/engineering career isn’t for them. I’d encourage each person to use starting salary as only a small component of their decision making process.
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By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:56:40 +0000

@MyLifeROI,

Yes, I have often wondered how things would have been different had I stuck with pharmacy, but I’m sure I’d feel like that sometimes even I stayed with pharmacy. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, or something similar. But, as you say, everything has a reason, and soon (I hope) things will pick up.
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By: Emergency Cash

Emergency Cash — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:54 +0000

Understanding the starting salary compared to your student loan debt is one of the most overlooked things students and their parents need to focus on.

My sister has over $40,000 in student loan debt for a masters degree in social work which currently pays her around 45k.

You must know what you are paying for when it comes to college.
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By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:01:25 +0000

@Roger,

Oh, wow! You would have been set Roger!

Everything happens for a reason, though. You will be fine.. I’m sure!

By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:53 +0000

@StripandGrowRich,

Sounds like a pretty interesting blog post!

There are a lot of professions where people could earn more than what there college degree will get them paid. As you mentioned, exotic dancers. I would imagine that plumbers and electricians are in the same boat (but maybe not as much as the dancers! ;)

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:52:47 +0000

Interesting stuff to know, as always. Does make me regret not sticking with the pharmacy program at my college, though.
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By: StripandGrowRich

StripandGrowRich — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:51:09 +0000

I wrote a blog two years ago comparing the salary statics for top paying professions in 2007 with the average take home earnings of exotic dancers.

I learned the hard way: the $130k I spent on my Bachelor and Masters degrees had a much lower ROI than my saline BA.

By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:53:25 +0000

@Credit Card Chaser,

I think that would be interesting data to look at in regards to where people cap off. Perhaps I can collect the data for average salaries after 10 years across different fields.

If you know where that info is readily available, let me know!