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What are the figures for those fields you are citing? I found the following median salaries for those professions on BLS (not starting salaries, but for all people in those occupations):
Dental hygienist -$66570
Nursing (registered nurses) - $62,540
Nuclear Medicine Technologists - $66,660
Radiation Therapist - $72,910</p>
<p>Compare those with engineers [url=<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings]Engineers[/url”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings]Engineers[/url</a>]
It doesn’t support your conclusion.</p>
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You took that out of context. We were discussing salaries only (not that those factors aren’t important, they definitely are) because this thread had been about taking out additional loans for a more expensive college. If you’re comparing something quantitative, then you have to use statistics.</p>