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If I was looking at University now I would assume that I'd be
balancing the average student debt of 50k against my chosen course
being 7 years instead of 3 (Architecture), and therefore a total debt
load of 100k before I started working properly. An average salary for
an Architect is ~77k, which isn't bad - but that's a lot of debt to
shoulder and a significant tax burden to pay it back.Contrast that with Fine Art BA then MA - same debt load, unsure what
the salary/earning potential would be.Indeed. What happened to education for the sake of education? Everything is now viewed and valued only through an economic lens and, thats, like, just wrong, man.
n3il
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It's a negative in terms of perception of what a University education is for, in that it encourages students to believe themselves customers who are investing in themselves in order to make more money than if they did not go. University should be about an education - not about a future financial transaction.
If I was looking at University now I would assume that I'd be balancing the average student debt of 50k against my chosen course being 7 years instead of 3 (Architecture), and therefore a total debt load of 100k before I started working properly. An average salary for an Architect is ~77k, which isn't bad - but that's a lot of debt to shoulder and a significant tax burden to pay it back.
Contrast that with Fine Art BA then MA - same debt load, unsure what the salary/earning potential would be.