How much debt is too much for a humanities major?

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<p>As the title says...English, specifically - at least right now.
Basically, I could go to a UC and graduate with money in the bank. I could go to Brandeis and graduate with $30,000-40,000+ in debt.</p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/FinAid/SLOPE/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.csumentor.edu/FinAid/SLOPE/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.mapping-your-future.org/apps/debtwizard/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.mapping-your-future.org/apps/debtwizard/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Maybe you should major in finance. </p>

<p>Remember, the debt has to be paid back. Maybe you could ask some English teachers you know and ask them what they think.</p>

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<p>You may find this thread</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=326598%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=326598&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>useful. The shock estimate is $60,000.</p>

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<p>ANY debt is too much for humanities unless you're going into law, I'm dead serious.</p>

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Basically, I could go to a UC and graduate with money in the bank. I could go to Brandeis and graduate with $30,000-40,000+ in debt.

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<p>You're lucky in the sense that you have a UC campus as an inexpensive option.</p>

<p>At the undergraduate level, the difference between, say, Berkeley and Brandeis is minor at best. Berkeley may even be better.</p>

<p>But, if you like Brandeis, know that while $40,000 is still a lot, if you're prudent (really prudent), you can manage to pay it off in decent time.</p>