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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I join in on this? I supported my spouse through a PhD program and am currently paying their loans (while they are a SAHP). It makes my blood boil sometimes when I see the student loan payment drafted out of our checking account, but I realize I am going to pay either way (in child support/alimony) so I might as well take it on the chin now. It's not a win net net to leave.[/quote]

Similar story here, honestly I'm not sure how to get over the resentment[/quote]

Isn't it conventional wisdom that you don't go for a PhD unless it's fully funded - if you're funding it yourself with loans, the department doesn't really want you and it's not a real marketable PhD? Or is this not true anymore.[/quote]

Fields like science, engineering, economics and poly sci are typically funded. They pay all your fees and you usually get  a small salary for your work ( grading papers, teaching a small class, research assistance). [b]Art and English
? Not so much.[/b][/quote]

False. You can get full funding and a stipend or fellowship if you are a top candidate in the humanities. These are few and far between, but I always tell my students to do a PhD only if you are being fully funded. You should not go into debt for a humanities PhD because the job market is so brutal. I managed to get my MA and PhD in a humanities field fully paid for with a stipend, and left with less than $10K in debt for seven years of graduate study (a big chunk of that went into the purchase of a laptop).[/quote]

Just curious -- how much do you make now in the humanities field with a PhD?[/quote]

Just shy of $100K--tenured @ research university.[/quote]

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