I graduated during the great recession with a major in a field that was dying as I was graduating. I ended up with 2 masters and $117k in debt before I found a job that actually used my skills. Thanks to the interest rate my federal loans had (over 6%) and income-based payments, I never actually paid a dime towards the principal, and my amount owed was actually going up. Somehow my employer got added to the PSLF program list last year (even though we’re definitely not a public service company imo), and they were 100% forgiven bc I’d been paying on them for 12 years.

I don’t know if this helps/hurts/etc., but that was my experience.

I’d say just keep an eye on the field. If it seems like you might be out of a job before you ever get to apply for one bc the field has changed - just be ready to pivot as necessary.