Several recent threads have pointed out the reduction in the
number of engineering and science/math majors in US universities
over the last few years. This may also affect the other majors.
For something to be an investment, there must be a net payback,
i.e. return over cost.
High-priced student loans spell trouble
By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer Sun Sep 30, 2:13 PM ET
The near doubling in the cost of a college degree the past decade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans that could haunt the U.S. economy for years. <snip> for rest of article click on http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/student_loans_the_spiral ;_ylt=AnL0_VfKIjCsBgBgehwHPABvzwcF
Unka' George [George McDuffee] ===========Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.
High-priced student loans spell trouble
By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writer Sun Sep 30, 2:13 PM ET
The near doubling in the cost of a college degree the past decade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans that could haunt the U.S. economy for years. <snip> for rest of article click on http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/student_loans_the_spiral ;_ylt=AnL0_VfKIjCsBgBgehwHPABvzwcF
Unka' George [George McDuffee] ===========Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.