If you’re interested in how much a particular major will affect you financially, the Department of Education expanded the College Scorecard in May 2019 to include data about the level of debt students take on to study a certain major at a specific college. You should contact the schools you’re considering to find out about average costs beyond tuition for STEM majors.
The encouraging news is that although a STEM major education may cost more, those costs are likely going to be recovered in the professional world. A report on the value of majors by the Center on Education and the Workforce found graduates with STEM degrees make more at entry-level and mid-career levels compared to those with health, business, arts, humanities, liberal arts, teaching and serving majors.
This is really helpful information! It's great to know how the Department of Education is expanding resources to track financial impacts by major. On a related note, if anyone is struggling with economics or other subjects, I recently had to pay someone to take my online Economics class to keep up with the workload. It was a huge help in managing everything.
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