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The Real Cost of Your Public Health Degree
Sponsored by the Association of Schools of Public
HealthPrudence Goss
Emory University Rollins School of Public HealthPaul S. Garrard
PGPresents, Independent Student Loan Consulting
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Prudence GossAssociate Director of
Admissions and RecruitmentRollins School of Public Health
at Emory University
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ASPH Member Schools
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Paul S. GarrardFounder and President
PGPresents, LLCIndependent Student Loan Consulting
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Today’s takeaways• Minimize impact of
borrowing on career decisions
• Preserve your options at repayment
• Expensive, but affordable• Learn from your colleagues
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Discussion topics• Costs and ways to reduce
them• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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Discussion topics• Costs and ways to reduce
them• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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Costs of PH degree• Opportunity costs
–Lost income
• Out of pocket costs – Cost of attendance*
• Financing costs–Costs associated with
borrowing
* Your Financial Aid Budget
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Costs of PH degree• Opportunity costs
–Lost income
• Out of pocket costs – Cost of attendance*
• Financing costs–Costs associated with
borrowing
* Your Financial Aid Budget
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Control what you can
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Out of pocket (COA)*
• Tuition $27,600• Fees $ 492• Books and supplies $ 822• Living expenses $
9,300• Insurance $ 1,267• TOTAL $39,481
* Cost of Attendance (also called your Financial Aid Budget)
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Costs of PH degree• Opportunity costs
–Lost income
• Out of pocket costs – Cost of attendance*
• Financing costs–Costs associated with
borrowing
* Your Financial Aid Budget
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Financing costs• Costs associated with borrowing• Impacted by– Interest rates, fees, and
capitalization– Repayment term and repayment
plan selected– Repayment strategy– Use and cost of postponement
options
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Reducing your cost
• Control what you can control• Keep consumer debt in check• Pay interest as it accrues• Target payments on higher
rate loans whenever possible• Use caution with private
loans
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Discussion topics• Costs and ways to reduce
them• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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Your portfolio• Federal Stafford Loans*• Federal Grad PLUS Loans*• Federal Consolidation Loans*• Federal Perkins Loans*• Institutional Loans• Private Loans
* These loans are reflected on NSLDS at www.NSLDS.ed.gov
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Stafford and Grad PLUS
• Direct Loans*–Federal Stafford, Grad PLUS,
Consolidation directly from federal government (no private lender)–All new loans are Direct Loans
• FFELP**–Federal Stafford, Grad PLUS,
Consolidation from private lenders
* Only lender for Stafford, Grad PLUS, Consolidation ** Federal Family Education Loan Program
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NSLDS*• Database of federal loans• Stafford, Grad PLUS,
Consolidation, Perkins • Information on loan servicers– Click on number of each loan for
back page with more information on each loan, including name of loan servicer
* National Student Loan Data System at www.NSLDS.ed.gov
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Federal or privateFederal
• Fixed interest rate• Multiple repayment
options, include IBR• No fees to postpone• May borrow up to COA• Minimal or no credit
check• U.S. citizen or
Permanent Resident• PSLF eligible*
Private• Usually variable rate• Limited repayment
options, no IBR• Possible fees to
postpone• Lender sets limits• Based on credit, may
need cosigner• U.S. citizen or
Permanent resident• Not PSLF eligible*
* Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Designed to help borrowers by forgiving a portion of their loan balance in exchange for service
• Certain requirements must be met
• Public service definition includes non-profit employment*
* ASPH estimates at least 75% of Class of 2011 graduates working in non-profit employment
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Private loans• Consider exhausting federal
eligibility first before considering private loans
• Do your homework, ask questions
• Talk with your Financial Aid Office before taking out private loans
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Changes in student loans
• Loss of subsidy on new loans* • No discounts for timely
payment• Changes to repayment based
on income• Use of multiple loan servicers
by Department of Education*
* On new Stafford Loans for enrollment periods beginning on or after July 1, 2012
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Discussion topics
• Costs and ways to reduce them
• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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Your objectives• Protect income, maximize cash
flow• Limit the damage of interest
accrual and capitalization• Convenience of one loan
provider• Repayment help in exchange
for service commitment
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Repayment options*• Standard (Level)
• Graduated• Income “related”–Income Based Repayment
• Extended * Stafford, Grad PLUS, Federal Consolidation
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Repayment at $50,000
• Standard (Level)– $636 per month for 10 years– $26,287 total interest cost– $76,287 total repayment cost
• Extended– $383 per month for 25 years– $65,024 total interest cost– $115,024 total repayment cost
Assumptions: Stafford Loan, unsubsidized at 6.8%, equal disbursements over four semesters
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Discussion topics• Costs and ways to reduce
them• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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FICO factorsTypes of credit used
Payment historyNew credit
Length of credithistory Amounts owed
35%
30%
10%10%
15%
Source: MyFICO.com
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Credit “Double Whammy”
• Repayment does not usually begin until after graduation–Hard to build credit in school
• Any delinquency can adversely impact credit in exaggerated way–Credit may be somewhat in
“limbo” during school
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Discussion topics• Costs and ways to reduce
them• Student loan portfolios• Repayment objectives and
repayment options• Student loans and credit• Resources and action items
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Resources • Financial Aid Office• www.FINAID.org– Comprehensive site, with calculators
• www.NSLDS.ed.gov– Database of federal loans
• www.IBRinfo.org– Information on Income Based
Repayment• www.studentaid.ed.gov/publicservice – Information on PSLF*
* Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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Your TO DO items
• Borrow responsibly and update repayment numbers regularly
• Track loans, read your mail, notify servicers of changes
• Keep loans in Good Standing• Establish relationship with
FAO
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Questions?
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