What engineering degree costs 500,000.00 dollars?
What engineering degree from a worthwhile college/university pays so little? (60K for an engineer is very, very low!)
In my current area, $60K for a shiny hat engineer is the norm.
Big Green Tractors work with local employers to keep the costs down.
My alma Mater had a survey (Iowa State) and while that is a touch lower than nationwide, it is pretty standard for engineers. It is higher than some in the South. My current company has the view that engineers are disposable, replaceable, and cheap.
This is part of the issue. There are higher paying STEM jobs, but like lawyers not everyone gets one of those slots. Most engineers wages have been stagnant since 2008. I am not complaining. I take the coin they offer and it allows me to live where I chose to. But a lot of young people are getting out of school with mountains of debt, lower wages than promised, and this type of bill is very attractive. The GOP needs to address the cost of college.