College Planning
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Top 20 Colleges Whose Business Grads Earn Highest Salaries
By Michael S. FischerThe study of business offers one of the widest salary ranges of any major, PayScale reports.
August 25, 2021
24 Worst-Paying College Majors (That Aren't Education): 2021Graduates in these majors start at the low end of the salary spectrum and see only slight growth with years of experience.
August 20, 2021
Education Dept. to Forgive $5.8B in Student Loans to Disabled BorrowersThe program will erase debt owed by 323,000 borrowers with permanent disabilities.
August 13, 2021
20 Best-Paying College Majors (That Aren't Engineering): 2021PayScale compiled data from 1,736 schools for its annual College Salary Report.
August 09, 2021
Biden Extends Federal Student Loan Payment PauseThe hold on federal student loan repayments, interest and collections has been extended until Jan. 31, 2022.
July 28, 2021
Parents Are Now Paying More Than Half of Their Kids' College CostsParents are covering about 54% of the bill even as college costs are down due to the pandemic, Sallie Mae found.
July 21, 2021
New Senate Bill Would Extend Social Security Survivor Benefits to Age 26 for StudentsThe bill, sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen, would bring back a benefit eliminated during the Reagan administration.
July 20, 2021
Advisors and Credit Advice: Are We Burying Our Heads in the Sand?Few Americans get professional credit advice; meanwhile, retirees pile up debt.