Don’t get your Ph.Debt
And you thought undergraduate student loan debt was bad. According to a new report by the New America Foundation, the median debt load for borrowers leaving school with a master's,…
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Is college worth the cost?
As we’ve written in the past, the high cost of college has many people questioning whether attending is worth all of the debt and time that could be spent working…
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Stay healthy, millennials. Retirement’s a long way away.
Millennials: have the stresses of work life got you looking forward to retiring on a beach somewhere? You’re going to be waiting a while. How student loans affect retirement A…
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Are colleges adequately preparing graduates to enter the workforce? Why are so many college graduates unemployed? Is online education as effective as traditional in-person classes? A new survey from Northeastern University…
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Millennials: a generation in debt
After adjusting for inflation, students are borrowing twice the amount they borrowed a year ago. Congress' recent neglect to keep student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8% could cost…
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Don’t major in debt
With the cost of college skyrocketing over the past 30 years, taking out student loans has become a necessary evil for many students to attend college. The problem is, many…
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While the millennial generation has been labeled as lazy, entitled, and narcissistic, many people neglect to realize that this generation has entered a world with shrinking employment opportunities and mobility. For…
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Why is college so expensive?
It’s news to no one that the cost of attendance at U.S. colleges has risen dramatically over the past thirty years, leading more students to rely heavily on student loans…
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It's no secret that finding a job as a college graduate is tougher than ever. This infographic explains some of the reasons it's so difficult for young graduates to find…
Read article: I graduated college–why can’t I get a job?Recent college grads discuss the burden of student loans
A majority of the Class of 2013 graduated with student loans. In the video above, three new graduates talk to CBSNews.com how their loans are influencing their plans for the…
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