The Cost Of College Vs. Entry Level Salary

The job market for college graduates is said to be at1010 Wins, two out of three students in New York
its best right now. However, the average salary isn'tborrow money to attend college and some 460,000
as promising if you fall within the majority ofcollege graduates in "the empire state" will carry
graduates, even with the vast amount of jobsmore than $6.4 billion in debt ( matter what university
available. And, if you had to take out student loansyou choose to attend, the national average a college
to pay for education, the amount of money yougraduate owes in student loans is about twenty
make at a new entry level job isn't comparable tothousand dollars. The 20,000 as obtained from the
what you owe student loan companies for yourNational Center for Education, is reflective of federal
education.In a recent article from USNews.com,loans. In other words, the five thousand borrowed
"America's Best Colleges 2007," at least fifty percentper year towards tuition via Stafford. The total cost
of college students in the U.S. receive a Bachelor'sincluding private loans or parent "co-signer" loans is
degree in Liberal Arts. Some of the most populardiffering. The total cost per school year multiplied by
majors fall under Liberal Arts: English, Public Relations,four, is your personal total loan cost.With everything
Political Science, Journalism, etc. But while choosing ain consideration, the cost of college and the salary
Liberal Arts major may appeal to your interests, itmost college grads will earn make career planning and
doesn't show promising income for thefinancial projection seem less than promising. If you
future.According to a NACE Salary Survey fromare using student loans to pay for education, and
Spring 2006, liberal arts and educational careers haveanticipate a career in liberal arts make sure to be
the lowest average salary for entry level positions.attentive to your financial situation. Sharon edits all
Entry level positions for careers within a Liberal Artslifestyle and career content on The author of this
major pay an average of $30,958 annually.Thirty onearticle is Paige Sullivan. Paige is experience in many
thousand a year doesn't seem so bad, but if you paidcrafts and has shown success in relating to
for school with student loans and attended a privateJitterbrain's target market: the pre/current/post grad
university, it may take about thirty years to paystudent.
back your student loans. According to an article in