University of Pittsburgh 🎓 Pittsburgh, PA📍

[@john_paul]

Stayed with parents an "extra" 4 years during college attending a local university, saved money on room, board, and food while studying computer science. Burned calories and stayed healthy walking and biking to and around campus. Graduated last year with internship experience and began work in software making ~65k. Was just promoted to a more senior position and have been upgraded to >100k. My degree cost me less than $20000. I don't know why "independence" from one's own family is so sought after by children in the US, but I knew it wasn't for me. Now I'm happy to pay it forward and help my parents in their retirement!

[@jasonvargas7564]

It’s definitely only an American thing. For some reason kids are embarrassed to stay with their parents and look after their parents in old age, and would rather just ship them off to a nursing home and visit them once a year, maybe twice a year. It’s as if their parents just shipped them off to a nursery for the first 18 years of their lives instead of actually loving them and nurturing them and feeding them and taking care of them. It makes no sense.

[@kam.kam.]

💙

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

My first 2 years of college I was at a dorm 2 hours from my house... tons of drinking and piping. The next 2.5 years (I transferred so I had to take some extra classes) I was at home. My fraternity was down the street, so parties were good but not having my own place to bring girls sucked. Sure I could go to the girl's room or house, but it wasnt the same, just wasn't as fun as being in a dorm... I miss college. 😢

[@ryants1]

Same here man couldn’t agree more. Bought my first house for $100k at 21 once I graduated. Now I’m 28 making $300-400k in Med sales. My friends are still making under 70k and paying off student debt…

[@timothynguyen7901]

That is great to hear. Not everyone can maintain a healthy relationship with their parent when living with them.One of the reason to live away is because of many restriction to stay with parents or needing room to start a family. People life can vary but if you can make it work good for you.

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

I expect to make at least $1,300,000 with my underwater basket weaving degree.

[@rickyayy]

They have no idea

[@stressbucket9846]

That's hardcore.

[@dranchd6571]

Bitter, much.

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

Me? I do well financially, make over $300,000 and just got a job offer for $470,000, but unfortunately, I have to turn it down because I can't relocate due to family stuff. It would have been sweet to make almost half a million dollars... i got 99 problems, but my income ain't one.

[@ryanbon2414]

I’m making $2m doing above water basket weaving right now.

[@hanaj]

Hate to break it to the journalism major- that is one of the lowest paying jobs. At least until you make a name for yourself in a huge market. Like barely above minimum wage.

[@devinking8144]

Depends if he is a writing/web journalist or a producer/reporter at a news station. Worked for a small local news station for 3 years. Reporters started at 60-70k, and meteorologists/anchors made $100k plus. Tough industry to break into though, even for a small station.

[@CountSessine]

@@devinking8144 Meteorology is it's own degree though, and it isn't journalism. And it takes ages to become an anchor. And how many positions are there in the US for TV news anchors?

[@lamarmc]

Paying $200k for an education for a job that pays 60k is insanity.

[@tzomaz2989]

Then in 10 years you'll be making 150

[@lamarmc]

@@tzomaz2989 at our economy’s rate, in 10 years, 150k will be liking making 60k. IJS

[@rjp2755]

@@lamarmcYou dont actually know that

[@jamesvanderbilt201]

With that thought process, nobody should become a dentist, nurse or teacher.

[@jackrutledgegoembel5896]

@@jamesvanderbilt201 well they should be paid more. it's ridiculous how low the compensation is for the importance of the job.

[@sk8ingthemystery]

That museum degree will make her rich, she definitely lowballed it. She'll be making at least 1mill a year

[@spol]

😂

[@odar9729]

Hahahah nope

[@romeg6913]

Selling those black market artifacts maybe...

[@Lucy-wc5vf]

Those are pretty realistic expectations.

[@tynannida9642]

Not sure about that psychology and “museum studies” degree.

[@daMillenialTrucker]

Makes no sense.

[@fabbz94]

She gunna end up having a 100k student loan for that phd.

[@TheLightningScience]

​@@fabbz94 Most PhD programs are funded, so if she gets into one she likely won't be in debt from that

[@zgrif]

Second woman is in for a real rude awakening when she gets out in the job market

[@galaxykode9243]

Lol madness

[@dranchd6571]

She said after PhD, but ignore that. Her average was the same as everyone else.

[@412StepUp]

I make 50k after taxes and i work in a manufacturing factory. I didn’t need any college degree or any type of experience to work there. These kids probably have 10s of thousands of dollars they owe in student loans, just to make the same amount of money(maybe even less) than i do. College seems like a scam nowadays. In my opinion only people that are going to school for engineering, law, science, or medicine is it actually necessary and worthwhile in the long run.

[@grod805]

Wait is carbonated water the highlight of her week?

[@TheAlchemist1089]

And $7 a bottle? Remember, these are the people we should take advantage of 😈

[@rickyayy]

Yes

[@charlescharliejpeg]

😂😂

[@suckedintothevoid]

Is that any different from a pack of cigarettes or case of beer? Or a dessert at a restaurant? It's even cheaper than a movie ticket these days. Don't yuck someone else's yum.

[@karama5562]

@@suckedintothevoid i get your message but carbonated water is nasty

[@itskelvinn]

Museum studies is a major?

[@williammcconnell8141]

LETS GO PITT !!!!!

[@TheRealWattLife]

I couldn't imagine paying out over 100,000 to only make 60,000

[@grotoy123]

But that’s only a year’s worth of pay, which is bound to increment.

[@bearcats1224]

Then by year two you would have made 120,000. Ten years from then you'd probably be getting close to 1,000,000 after raises and such.

[@TheRealWattLife]

@@grotoy123 not likely

[@TheRealWattLife]

@@bearcats1224 yeah they wish

[@EricCKeys]

But yet you'll typically make much more over your career than others who didnt spend the money for an education

[@jasonvargas7564]

As long as these people are happy and content with their choices and don’t end up on welfare and food stamps, good for them.

[@nctsgrass]

@@ahmedshahab4105 what would you call a sane and real major?

[@nctsgrass]

@@ahmedshahab4105 nobody mentioned such a weird major here though... dental hygiene? Psychology? Journalism? These are all majors that have existed for a very long time and lead to real jobs, are important in society (its harder to get a job in psychology only because of how many ppl only take it as undergraduate & how many clinical psych majors there are, and the path to a solid job in Journalism is tougher but it doesn't make it any less of a real major). Idk much about what someone could do with political science and museum studies sounds like a cool but super niche thing with hardly a spot on the job market so although perhaps not as good to major in, they're still real majors not some gender study bs.

[@TheBfreakie]

I live in Pittsburgh I'm so glad I decided not to go to a college. These people are going for 4 years to make 50 or 60k a year. I went to a trade school and I'm making 70 to 75k a year.

[@joe.nail1]

Which trade and how many years experience before you hit $75k?

[@TheBfreakie]

@@joe.nail1 welder. However what I do no I didn't need to go. I work for a short line railroad. AMAZING retirement and benefits great pay. I make 34 an hour and soon to get a raise due to contract negotiations

[@tylersheets8975]

working with your hands not your mind though. not always about money

[@NavigatingAcademia]

LOL $100k as a starting salary for a psychologist is delusional

[@toniodejimi3905]

Look journo student, love the enthusiasm. We do deserve to make 50k! But first year? Nah. But we can get to 50k!

[@iceman9426]

PhD 100k? What? I make 140k and making more every year.. that's messed up. Plus she has to pay 100k+ in loan debt.

[@fangiscool1]

Phds aren't about money. They're about passion for research

[@mg6192]

Your field of study makes a huge difference... How do you not take that into consideration as a PhD is beyond me.

[@Frozpls]

Most PhD programs are fully funded, I think you’re confusing that all PhD programs are similar to medschool which slam you with the crippling debt.

[@fangiscool1]

@@Frozpls most social science phds are not fully funded

[@seifer918]

Hey @Iceman mind if we asked what field you are in?

[@roborich7793]

Hail to Pitt #HTP

[@FYMFTP]

My wife is a hygienist and makes well over 100k.

[@rickyayy]

Depends on the state in PA their statements are accurate

[@user-zo6iw2oz9c]

Is this cali? Northern VA is about 90k, which isnt great for all that studying and debt.

[@FYMFTP]

@@user-zo6iw2oz9c We used to live in Northern Virginia, now we live near Nashville. She's been working in hygiene for over 10 years, and has a base pay plus performance bonuses. I think the base pay puts her right around 80-90k. She's one of the top performing hygienists in her company too, so her income definitely isn't the average.

[@user-fp1of2qg6q]

@@user-zo6iw2oz9c keep in mind most dental hygiene programs are only 2 years and most people work with just their associates.

[@Penthousephil]

At least 65k for dental hygienist yeah right

[@Phoenix-sz9wp]

It's so sad to go to school from preschool to bachelor's, masters ect in college and can only make 50k with the current economic conditions. By time you graduate college you have spent over 17 years total in schooling. You make 50k with 80k in student loan debt. This gotta be a scam...

[@Michael-zn2jc]

Community college and then go to cheap universities. Don’t chose majors that don’t pay. This is only acceptable because people keep going to college so employers keep demanding the degree. If they can’t get anyone with a college degree you’ll see how quick they’ll start training high schoolers.

[@karama5562]

i dont get the sense of majoring in anything that wont make u money ngl. going to college is a business decision first in my mind. if ur interest is psych for example u can always minor in it or research on ur own cause we have the internet, u dont have to get a degree that makes 0 money bcs its ur passion. like majoring in something that will land u a job doesn't make u a "slave to the system", paying off interest until the heat death of the universe def does tho.

[@ashwilliams5454]

Lol, I make 100-130k per year as a Mortgage Banker working from home with no degree

[@jasminecontreras7341]

Where do you work?

[@williammcconnell8141]

Not now. November 2022

[@ashwilliams5454]

@@williammcconnell8141 fuck no, Half of my peers have been laid off, thanks Biden. I’ve survived because I have been a top performer

[@jasminecontreras7341]

@@ashwilliams5454 where do you live?

[@Lucysil1970]

Why do people still think getting a major in something they like is still the way to go? I’m retired and work with plenty of young people who graduated from college a few years ago and we are all pushing carts at Target.

[@Thomas-qg7vy]

I like physics and majored in physics. Wasn’t a mistake

[@vipeton.8927]

2 dentist girls will be ok. Rest of them...might be homeless or McDonald's.

[@ponagantinaveen9493]

For construction management in masters how much we can make after graduate

[@andygorman3123]

Hit up some blue collar jobs!!! There is a lot more to this world than a college degree.

[@ryanbon2414]

Museum studies….

[@oceanbelow]

🤯🤯🤯🫠🇺🇸

[@timsellspittsburgh]

Make 50k post grad 🤮 nahh fam. How do you survive on that? Especially when we know your rolling on average 100k+ in debt just in student loans.

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

Exactly. You don't even need to school to make that kind of money you can drive uber and probably make more than that lol

[@theorigin1891]

55k doesn't get you anything

[@mg6192]

Lol ok

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

If the person is married and they both make 55k they would be ok I guess

[@savannahhalm]

These degrees are interesting 🤨… I had to do a double take to make sure this wasn’t salary transparent street cali or something. These are very ‘liberal degrees’ with the exception of the dental hygienists

[@wantapgt]

Hannah your channel is awesome and groundbreaking and your tats are hot. Do you have a tattoo of a mayo jar?

[@YoonPark-zu1ps]

Hannah too scared to go ask in CMU. Chase the mediocres.

[@kellyreed3799]

It would be interesting to walk down the street and ask CMU students.

[@simplesnacc1113]

Not to humble brag or anything, but if you hope to make 55-60k out of college then you don’t respect yourself. I make 102k a year and I’m telling you, low six figs ain’t shit. I know to some people who never made over 20 an hour it seems like a lot but it’s legitimately almost nothing

[@karama5562]

my dad made 120k+ when we still lived with him and we were lowkey poor. Dude worked graveyard and we were still on EBT poor. Being in NYC w/ 5 kids is a lot but even for a normal person its not exactly rolling in cash. Im doing ChemEng and if i get lucky i can top what he was making (even tho inflation might make the salary worthless) fresh out of college. even 70 starting wouldnt be bad cause with eng u can always work ur way up.

[@TB-vb3ov]

Depends where you live. I make 110-130k a year and it's above average but definitely not rich like some people seem to think lol

[@Zikomo7]

These kids don’t research to see what will make money?

[@coffeepandacat]

No colleges are still scamming inexperienced/unknowing families and getting their kids to go into huge debt for degrees that are useless

[@suckedintothevoid]

Kids aren't slaves to the machine anymore. They don't settle for things older generations did -- they don't stay late without pay just to suck up to their boss or work through lunch without asking for fair compensation for their hours worked. They know their worth, and they follow their interests and passions. Just because you probably did something to make money your entire life without regard to your own happiness doesn't mean others younger than you should suffer the same experience.

[@Zikomo7]

@@suckedintothevoid girl grow up and get out of here with that. Everything can’t be fun and exciting. Of course don’t forget pick a job you hate but pick a job you can tolerate that affords you the life you want to live

[@DS-lk3tx]

Psychology as far as i can tell is a degree for people who dont know what they are doing with themselves. ...but... museum studies? What in the fuck? 😂😂

[@armuk]

more pointless 'hope to make' videos. i'm hoping to make 10mil - unrealistic and no one cares. same thing here