<p>If they had a BA with a concentration in accounting and 150 units they could have gotten the same job. It may have paid around 10k less per year. That being said in the years they spent going to law school one promotion will increase your pay around 15k and it is easy to get promoted in 3-4 years. </p>
<p>Law school with 6 figures in debt only makes financial sense if you go big law. Same thing goes for various degrees. A BA in English is not worth 50k in debt.</p>