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College degrees that don't pay
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PayScale.com collected salary data for more than a hundred college degrees. These workers majored in some of the lowest paying fields. But they still love what they do.
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Which grads snag the best salaries
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Attending school in California and becoming an engineering major can really pay off for college graduates -- by thousands of dollars a year.
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More graduates have jobs waiting
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More college graduates are heading straight into new jobs this year, a study from a college employment group showed Thursday.
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No loans! Major colleges pledge aid without debt
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The economic crisis may have pared school endowments and state aid to education, but many colleges say they remain committed to fully funding students' financial need.
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New college grads to make less $$$
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College students gearing up to graduate this spring are likely to make less on their first job than those who got their degree last year, according to a report released Thursday.
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Can you afford to pay for college?
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At long last, your child's efforts have been rewarded -- a flock of college acceptances have arrived. But your joy is mixed with anxiety as you ask yourself a question echoed by parents across the country: How will we ever pull this off?
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Washington to run student loans
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Congress passed a bill Thursday to make Washington the one-stop shop for cheap student loans and to boost need-based scholarships.
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Trying to flunk banks out of college
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President Obama has been waging a war with banks over who gets to dole out cheap student loans backed by the federal government.
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Public college tuitions spike 15%, even 30%
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Tuition at many public colleges and universities is skyrocketing, thanks to state budget deficits that have choked off funding for higher education.
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When Grandma offers tuition help
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Despite losses in their own investments, 65% of grandparents plan to help their grandkids pay for college, reports the College Savings Foundation. That may spell relief for parents squeezed by the economy. But handled incorrectly, such giving could hurt your child's chances for financial aid, says Joe Hurley of savingforcollege.com. Here are the best ways for Grandma to give.
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Why don't more women get MBAs?
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It's a bit puzzling: Over the past 20 years, as women have made tremendous gains in the business world, the percentage of B-school students who are female has remained at about 30%, or roughly the same now as in the late '80s. (By contrast, female enrollment in law and medical schools has risen over the same time period to about 50%.)
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Best back-to-school laptops
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If your kid is heading to college this fall, you may be feeling pretty protective of your wallet. But equipping your offspring with one of the cut-rate laptops in those back-to-school fliers is a false economy.
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Most lucrative college degrees
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Math majors don't always get much respect on college campuses, but fat post-grad wallets should be enough to give them a boost.
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Help with student loans for many, but not all
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The government's new student loan reform plan gets good grades from graduates with low-paying jobs struggling under a lot of debt. But it's on probation from some borrowers, including married couples and those who will be subject to a new tax liability.
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Support your struggling grads
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The average college grad comes out owing $22,500, per FinAid.org - a scary sum in good economic times. Now unemployment for BA holders is at its highest since the Labor Department started keeping track in 1992, making that debt burden even more onerous.
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The trouble with public colleges
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At the 50,000-student University of Florida, only 50 or so undergrads major in geology. It's not exactly an easy subject.
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Get a job, ditch your student loans
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Many college graduates are struggling with heavy student loan debt and steep monthly payments that limit their professional options. But for some, choosing the career of their dreams could actually lift that burden.
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Get smart about borrowing for college
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By now, most college-bound high school seniors have accepted an admissions offer and are cruising blissfully toward graduation, summer, and their chosen campus come fall. For parents, on the other hand, the hard work of financing this education is just beginning.
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Why a good education is harder to come by
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Last month my wife and I got the word: Our 4-year-old is smart, but she's not cut out to join the Masters of the Universe (Kindergarten Division). Lucy's test scores mean she'll be shut out of our city's coveted "gifted" public schools.
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Four job strategies for the class of 2009
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Yes, it's tough out there. If you're getting ready to graduate, you've no doubt heard, and been thoroughly depressed by, the dire statistics: The National Association for Colleges and Employers has reported that campus hiring is down (after rising annually since 2003) by 22% this year, and many college career counselors say it's worse than that, with on-campus recruiting visits declining by as much as 50%.
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