<prompt> Human: So reading through this sub, Ive noticed a lot of people saying that a certain degree isnt worth the amount of student loans. Clearly, what is reasonable amount of debt seems to be based on what your degree is in. My question is what would be a simple rule of thumb without getting too vague. For example, should it be only take out what your starting salary would be? Or max potential?Of course, this question hits home. Im in school for engineering, and Ill be graduating with roughly 50K in loans only federal. However, median starting salary in my field is 60K, and grows rapidly with experience.  <response>: In my opinion, as long as your reasonably expected starting salary out of college is equal to or greater than your student loan total, you should be fine. So in your case, with expected income of 60K, and student loans of 50k, you should be fine, and able to pay off your loans in reasonable time period. 