Sophomore Ben Fischer wants to pursue psychology.
His older brother, UTC senior Will Fischer, dreams of opening his own business after he gets his accounting degree.
“That’s what I’m going for, a college education,” the older brother said.
But a new study shows that both of them might be better off in the health care field. They would make more money right away, save two extra years of their lives and spend less on education.
The report, sponsored in part by Tennessee’s taxpayers, shows that graduates with associate degrees earned $1,000 more on average in their first year than those who stayed in school for two extra years.