Biggest Offender in Outsize Debt: Master’s Degrees
This is what happens when there&#x27;s 0 pressure on universities to price their programs competitively. If the government is backing every loan, the schools get paid up front, and the risk is then transferred to the gov to collect, why WOULDN&#x27;T a university charge as high a tuition as possible and hop on the gravy train?<p>Their non-profit status hasn&#x27;t even done much to keep costs low, as they can just keep hiring tons of redundant administrators and have never-ending construction, thereby justifying higher tuitions as &quot;operating costs&quot;.<p>The dept of education needs to treat universities the same way Medicaid treats healthcare providers. Determine what it actually costs per student per year to run a university, and tell the schools &quot;Accept $x or shove off&quot;. If they&#x27;re going to benefit from gov backed loans, they should play by the govs rules.<p>Look no further than this chart (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;B3sVMjg.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;B3sVMjg.png</a>), around 2010 was when the gov started fully backing and giving the loans directly, and conveniently it&#x27;s when students needs for loans skyrocketed. It&#x27;s so obvious that colleges took advantage of it.<p>Enough is enough, this college cost situation is entirely the fault of the gov for allowing it to happen, and it&#x27;s a massive drag on our economy and the potential of our citizens.