The Cost of College: What happens when college costs spin out of control? - Matthew Lynch, the Edvocate

Currently, there is a call for a more affordable college education, which makes sense. It comes on the heels of a recession that undercut the value of a college education. Even those with a college degree were not immune to the financial hit that the economy took and those still paying off their student loans were often left without the very job they had always assumed would pay off their educational debts. A study by the Urban Institute found that almost 300,000 Americans with master’s degrees were on public relief, along with 30,000 with doctorates. The average debt of a college graduate is $35,200 and that can take decades to pay off. http://www.theedadvocate.org/the-cost-of-college-what-happens-when-college-costs-spin-out-of-control/