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Originally Posted by ChrisH  From what I've read, the average salary for someone with a bachelors degree is $65K, masters degree, $83K, and PhD, $103K. Those salaries are lower than what I would have thought, especially for a masters and PhD. |
Yeah, and that average is figured using everyone in the workforce who has that degree - that's not starting salary. Many first year lawyers I know of are shocked when they get out of law school and can only make $35-$45 a year (some more depending on workload/location). The problem is that when they passed the bar exam, so too did tens of thousands of others. In Texas there's a lawyer for every 90 people.
You'll see these numbers decrease over time as well now that just about anyone who can fog up a mirror can get any of these degrees.