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What's the Best Profession for Big Incomes vs. Student Loan Balances? (Survey Results)


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Ever wondered how your income and student debt stack up against others in your field? We're dropping the results from our biggest survey yet – over 8,000 high-income professionals spilled the tea on their finances, and some of these numbers are pretty eye-opening. Find out which careers are getting crushed by student loans and which ones are actually coming out ahead. Plus, we discuss the coming changes in student loan borrowing limits and what they mean for your career, your wallet, and even the future of professional education. Want to know where you stack up? Tune in.

Key moments:

(02:24) Naturopathic doctors have the worst debt to income ratio of any profession that we surveyed

(04:44) Dental specialists average $414K in income and $500K in student debt, a debt-to-income ratio of 1.2:1

(07:19) CRNAs and physicians have surprisingly similar average salaries according to our data

(14:18) Schools can't magically replace lost tuition when borrowing limits block enrollment

(19:10) Nonprofit hospitals may struggle to retain doctors under new student loan lending rules

Resources mentioned:

  • Ron Lieber's book and course on college merit aid and discounting

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