User:Ael6kg/Living wage

Going to college and getting a degree should be looked at like an investment. When students graduate and get out to the real world most are often shocked at the starting salaries that they find in their job searches. The price of living a comfortable life and the wage of working a full time job are often not the same. Especially when you want to live in a big lavish city like Boston. The average starting salary for a college graduate is $55,260 a year, and the average starting salary in Boston is $40,892 a year. This is a problem because the cost of living in Boston is 48% higher than the national average. The subcategories include boston housing being 107% higher than the national average, utilities 41% higher, and groceries are 6% higher than the national average. (payscale) So, living in Boston isn't cheap and recent college graduates will find that out quickly.

This is where the question of; "Is college worth it?" Comes into play. As previously mentioned the average starting salary in Boston is $40,892 annually. The College Board released the average cost for an in-state college student is $27,330 a year and $55,800 per year for out of state students. (forbes) So, for students who have to take out student loans, the hole they are digging themselves in gets deep decently quick.