http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/05/01/getting-a-degree-isnt-bad-is-it/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/05/01/getting-a-degree-isnt-bad-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 PhDGal Fri, 05 May 2006 12:16:34 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/05/01/getting-a-degree-isnt-bad-is-it/#comment-1814 Here I am, in a humanities PhD program that has a *wait for it* 75% tenure track placement rate and a 100% employment rate. And I'm not at an Ivy League school. It's en vogue to knock PhD programs right now, and there is a glut of PhD candidates, so that does make some sense. But you can still achieve remarkable success in a humanities degree program and get a job you both love and pays over (though not much over) 30K a year. Here I am, in a humanities PhD program that has a *wait for it* 75% tenure track placement rate and a 100% employment rate. And I’m not at an Ivy League school. It’s en vogue to knock PhD programs right now, and there is a glut of PhD candidates, so that does make some sense. But you can still achieve remarkable success in a humanities degree program and get a job you both love and pays over (though not much over) 30K a year.

]]> http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/05/01/getting-a-degree-isnt-bad-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Financial Freedumb Mon, 01 May 2006 08:06:05 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/05/01/getting-a-degree-isnt-bad-is-it/#comment-1750 Your statements in this post are really admirable and honest...Great post! Your statements in this post are really admirable and honest…Great post!

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