Overeducated and unemployed: William Pannapacker on grad school

OVEREDUCATED, UNDEREMPLOYED: Slate's William Pannapacker laments the state of higher education, and the problems with grad schools. "Most programs are unconcerned about what happens to students after they graduate, and it's not pretty. In all likelihood, a humanities Ph.D. will place you at a disadvantage competing against 22-year-olds for entry-level jobs that barely require a high-school diploma. A doctorate in English that probably took you 10 years to earn is something you will need to hide like a prison term while you pay off about $40,000 to $100,000 in loans. Your consolation: deep thoughts about critical theory." He makes a good point.

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