Travis Hornsby shares information garnered from a survey of his community of borrowers. The group is much more likely to have six figures of debt and have graduate degrees. We asked him to give us a bit of comparative perspective against other professions.
Source: Student Loan Planner, May 19, 2020. Link. Veterinarians also have one of the highest student debt burdens of any profession. It’s clear that veterinarians feel “the weight of debt.” Because of these pressures, veterinarians are 3.5 times more at risk of suicide than the general population, according to the CDC.
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