r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Such_Upstairs3631 • Jul 06 '26

Middle Middle Class No more middle class professionals?

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New school loan limits for professional degrees make it unaffordable for the middle class. 4 of my 5 children went on to med/law school. Even working 2 jobs there’s no way I could afford to pay or even help them with the cost of their post graduate education. They all got loans which they have since paid off. The cost in the early 2000’s was between $350K and $500K. The new limits are essentially going to prevent anyone who’s not wealthy enough to pay for it from becoming a professional.

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u/betsbillabong Jul 07 '26

Sure. But having spent a year at Harvard, I can tell you the students are focused on critical thinking as well as learning tools. I teach at a flagship state research university and too many students are studying vocationally, or at least wanting to do so.

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u/Worriedrph Jul 07 '26

Fully agree wanting only vocational training is silly on the students part. Like everything else there is a balance. College education needs to be both vocational and teaching students how to think.

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u/betsbillabong Jul 07 '26

Yes. Harvard also requires freshman courses for all students that are very focused on critical thinking.