<prompt> Human: Background: I am a 21 year old male, single, living at home. I have zero debt and no monthly expences. I currently work at popular coffee company. I recently got accepted into a good nursing school offering a bachelors, but this university also happens to be private. The tuition for the university is 61k USD for the whole program. I will be living at home so housing will not be calculated into the cost. There are scholarships available and the opportunity for some hospitals to pay portions of my loans when hired. This is a huge amount of money for me and the thought of having that Debt when I graduate kinda scares me. But knowing there are many job opportunities for me when I graduate comforts me because I know I will have income. I also believe that I will be able to stay home after I graduate to save money. So my question is, is it worth taking on this debt for a nursing degree? I know there are many public univertites where the tuition is nearly a quarter the amount or less. Those programs, however, are extremely competitive and I do not know if I will be able to get in. I also plan on pursuing masters degree in nurse anesthesia. The median income of a nurse anesthetist is about 110k USD. The nurse anesthetist program will probably cost about 100k.  <response>: Its definitely worth it. Nurses are and will continue to be in demand. Its a BSN program right?Work while you go to school to minimize the loan, but there is no question this is a smart investment for your future earnings. And NAs can make a lot more than 110. 