What are the most useless degrees you know of?

[Jaximus-Lion]

[pass_the_celery98]

I think law is potentially one of those degrees that can hurt you more than benefit you. There are tons of lawyers out there and not everyone is going to make the big bucks. I wanted to be a lawyer standing up against international crimes but I would most likely lose every case because the system is corrupt, that's putting it gently. I understand the legal system isn't perfect but its unbalanced. You take your work home with you, major stress, huge headaches. Being a lawyer isn't easy. It's not a pointless degree per se, I'm just saying it's a degree that's risky because people assume if they are great at arguing they would be a fantastic lawyer, law doesn't work that way, at least I don't think it should.

[pass_the_celery98]

Average debt coming out of law school is close to or over $100,000 depending what school it is. That’s why it’s important to be apart of the law school clubs on campus during your undergraduate and graduate studies. You make friends and potential co-workers or even people who have connections and can help you and vice versa. To me, law isn’t like the medical field. At a law firm you work with other lawyers, if you want to be an MD for family care and have your own practice and work solo usually. That’s how I look at it.

[Jaximus-Lion]

I am not surprised at all.

[Slartybartfast]

My engineering degree is never going to get used.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Sorry to hear that man. What is it you do now?

[Slartybartfast]

I change lightbulbs

[Slartybartfast]

To bad you can't post pictures in replies. I just took one from seven stores up. This bulb costs $6000...

[Jaximus-Lion]

Ummmmm 🤨 WHAT? What kind of bulb lamp is it?

[Slartybartfast]

It's a big (about 18 inches long ) bulb for radio towers high buildings etc. It's got a 20 year life, for places you don't want to go..

[Jaximus-Lion]

Damn!

[youngmix]

I think it depends on what you study while getting that degree, especially as an upperclassman. If you focus on computer applications of your degree, then you are probably good to go. E. g. 3D art, and data science. Also, tying many art and social science 4-year degrees with a masters degree in a practical area can create a powerful tool set.

It's all very useful, but you will probably be chasing debt no matter what you pick. If you are after money, and not becoming a physical scientist or a specialist, then it is probably better to join a trade.

[bean2k21]

Well, I don't know. I have some friends at the C-level with bachelor's degrees in finance and marketing. One or to MBAs. Their money-making potential is pretty much infinite at that level, I mean, you can spin off a new business and pocket 1-2% and what's the Board going to do? Penalize you for making more money? It's an extremely powerful place to be.

[DizzyDesii]

I can only speak for my own and thats business. Its only helpful if you’re good at accounting or doing human resources (which i didn't realize was so hard to score). I’m more interested in the marketing and advertising but its not really any good job offers here in my state. When i move away then maybe i’ll find some good copywriting/jingelwriting jobs. My hearts not really set on any job/career field but i just want something that doesn't irk me and still pays well

[pass_the_celery98]

I wouldn’t do marketing honestly. If you can find a job that’s secure, good pay, benefits and you can handle it (ie: with the govt) just do that. I mentioned to another user on here I work at Best Buy on the side while I’m doing my masters in public policy. I have no interest being a retail general manager of a Best Buy store making $80,000-$100,000k. It’s a stressful job and I don’t want to do it.

[DizzyDesii]

@pass_the_celery98 i always turn sown the benefits tbh. I don't know why but ig because i assume i won't stick around for long. My current job has offered benefits for the 3 years I've been here and i still turn it down. I just rather save up on the side. I agree about not wanting to be a retail manager. My dad was one and made good money but its super stressful and they’ll fire you in a heartbeat. He was a manager of one place and got fired for tackling someone who tried to steal. he's a big guy so he crushed em. But he had been working almost 20 years there and they fired him anyways. Then he worked at another place for 5+ years as a manager but when his female coworkers were talking dirty and asked his input, he gave it. Then they tried to metoo his ass. He got fired again. he's not given up on retail 💀

[pass_the_celery98]

Well I’m Canada, universal basic income is gaining more traction of $2,000. The economy is shit right now with these viruses, lockdowns and restrictions. There are many anti-basic income supporters but I support, the govt continues printing money. Jobs need to be more secure, job growth needs to occur. Problem is, companies are cutting corners and cutting costs to have less workers and taking on more. That needs to change. Hopefully you can find something in your field or what you are passionate about and or prefer.

[DizzyDesii]

@pass_the_celery98 yea im not passionate about anything anymore but I've been working with the gov for 3 years now. Definitely nothing i want long term. Im just working to keep saving to support my future family

[ODC2112]

The literature shows that in general, except for a few specialists with ultra tertiary education (PhD), almost all those who have studied humanities find themselves in a job for which they are over-trained with earnings losses ranging from 7% to 20%, compared to to those who have studied for that.
In second place are the social sciences, with the exception of those with an economic content (economics / business / finance / econometrics / economic sociology) or legal (Jurisprudence or paralegal professions) and psychology but which lately is becoming heavily inflated, losing its appeal on the labor market.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Oh wow, this is kind of depressing. All that money and years in such waste.

[ODC2112]

In societies where wealth is created by technology and by those who know how to use technology, the studies that create wealth are based on the logical-mathematical knowledge of those who do such studies. Some social sciences are saved as they serve to connect with the technological parts, e. g. analytical / computational sociology but only at high level (master / phd), may AI are useless without a behavioral approach.
The problem is to understand why there are constantly people who spend decades of their lives making specialized investments that lead nowhere.
In the next few years we will have that many of the low or mid skilled will become chronically unemployed due to the technological change and many humanities studies will follow them.

[MCheetah]

Gender Studies/Feminism.
Communications.
Liberal Arts.
Sociology.
Philosophy (I don't dislike it; it's just a useless degree).
Marketing.
Film School.
Art History.
Theater.
Race Studies.
And yes I'm going to say it: Business School.

Pretty much anything outside of STEM, law, or medical, are useless degrees. Hell, I got a Masters in English because I wanted to be a professional screenwriter and even I think it's a little useless. (I do work as an ESL teacher right now, but you can get that job coming from any English speaking country over here in South Korea.) But yeah, STEM, law, or medical, or don't even bother wasting time in those woke-factories.

[pass_the_celery98]

Here's the thing, at my university political science falls under the liberal arts and professional studies department. Obviously with a political science degree people can go to law school, masters programs in things such as public policy, jobs related to the government or even teaching. Depends what Liberal Arts it is. Film school is another, if someone is passionate even if they are some local small film maker, I would assume the pay is okay, not great but not bad so median which is still fine.

[MCheetah]

@pass_the_celery98
Liberal Arts in my school was just the generic "I don't have a major" major that didn't mean anything. I know this because that was MY major for the first two years in undergrad. Then I did two semesters in film school and immediately regretted it. Then switched over to English because it's a lot more versatile than trying to major in "becoming a writer." Film school is one of the biggest scams, though. There are YouTube channels that will teach you more on making movies than any college course ever will and they're free. Most arts major are useless, like a female commenter said on here.

[BeeNee]

Anything having to do with the arts. It's not that there isn't intrinsic value in the arts, there is, but financially what you pay to get these degrees combined with your likelihood of finding a high paying long term job doing these things combined with this current pandemic has put ones odds of becoming successful with these degrees somewhere near the bottom of the pile. You must really do these things because you love them AND know that you will probably be struggling a lot.

[purplepoppy]

The problem with the useless degree argument is there's an increase in overpaid useless jobs. People have realised you don't need a physics degree to get a job as a equality diversity officer or a director of emotions. Any old degree will do.

[jshm2]

Any degree from a "new" institution 30 years old or less is pretty useless.

The degree is not backed by any academic or institutional clout. You will be turned down for someone with a degree from a "more prestigious" institution.

No degree in itself is useless as you learn social and and soft skills besides just the academic.

[saffoler]

Gender studies. You can only become a gender studies professor with that degree.

[Twalli]

I know of some people that write histories from that perspective, but most cam only teach it to others.

[Кураж]

PhD in philosophy has to be the most useless degree.
It's hard to obtain and its real world applications are practically none, outside of professor of Philosophy, of course.

[Jay3344]

My degree in Sociology was pretty worthless. Basically, I get to say I have a bachelor’s degree. It helped with internet research and properly reviewing sources. That’s been helpful, but I’ve never really used it for my work.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Oh man. How many years did it take?

[Jay3344]

4 ish, I was not the best student

[humanearth]

All of them, today you can learn everything on-line and YouTube for free.

Some the worlds riches people just have a high school education.

Proves to show that higher education is a waste of money

[jennifer_bloom]

I think degrees are always useful unless they are taught by a school that is inferior in quality or so specific the skills cannot be transferred to other domains such as study the chemical composition of propane etc…

[CarolineW]

My cousin did a degree in drumming. WTF? Needless to say, he is not now a drummer.

[Jaximus-Lion]

i am guessing here that he followed his passion and his passion didn't pay off.

[OddBeMe]

Honestly any degree you graduate with will gain you 10x the money of non grads. I think the biggest issue is where you go. Ivy leagues are renowned for not providing extra help in getting jobs.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Where i am at!!! Those with degree get paid the same as those who has no degree.

[OddBeMe]

@Jaximus-Lion No…they don’t. Missed the point entirely.

[OlderAndWiser]

Gender studies, minority studies, art history, philosophy.

[Twalli]

Philosophy is probably the least useless. Also depending on what you use it for, art history can work.

[justaboredhuman]

Any liberal arts degree, any kind of degree that has to do with gender studies and philosophy. They all are completely worthless in my opinion.

[Twalli]

Do you know how may jobs you can get with a history degree?

[justaboredhuman]

Quite a few. Not what I got my degree in. But have friends who have liberal arts degrees and they don't work in any field their degree relates to. Sometimes the degree itself does not matter to employers anyway. It's just my opinion. Relax. Hahaha

[Twalli]

I majored in history and a lot of my classmates were going to work for the military.

[RebeccaBI2000]

I feel like most are. Companies want the degree and experience. You cannot get the job with one or the other. It also takes forever to pay the loans back. The interest rate will kill you.

[andreasderjuengere]

I think, design and arts are:
You can't study creativity and imagination. Either you have it - or not.

[Gal67]

One of the degrees that I ended up getting, the Bachelor of Arts. Totally useless if, at the end of it, you don't want to be unemployed. Good for absolutely nothing.

[pass_the_celery98]

It depends what you are applying for as well. Most colleges and universities will have internships or job fairs for the government, banks or even companies such as IBM, at least in my uni. Hell, right now I work for a retail company on the side while im doing my masters. If I really wanted to be a manager and make $80,000/yr I could, but I don't want the stress as a retail manager.

[FinalFantasyBro]

Race Studies

Gender Studies

Basket Weaving

[FinalFantasyBro]

Gay Studies

[Jaximus-Lion]

What is (Basket Weaving)?

[FinalFantasyBro]

Basket weaving https://g.co/kgs/N89UQn

[Jaximus-Lion]

And you need a degree in that? What? 🤣

[FinalFantasyBro]

I honestly have no idea what you will use as a job with basket weaving unless you want to make a business creating basket.

[Subarugirl]

an associates in pretty much anything is pretty much useless.

[genericname85]

gender studies. cause it's actually not a science but an "ideology". it's actually not an acknowledged major in some countries for that reason.

[nawtee_me]

The one that is never used... Many people get a degree and then go into some totally different field... Like why did you spend all of that money and time for nothing?

[worldscolide]

Gender studies.. And anything in the liberal arts area..

[emperor90]

Depends really but a degree in philopshy is a bit useless

[Twalli]

Edilucation, not teaching. The only job for those that major in education is to teach education to others.

[Jouth]

30 degrees is the most useless angle.

Who tf needs
isosceles triangles anyway?

Get the fuck out of here with your acute bullshit.

[Jessica405]

I have heard of degrees in basketball.

[Jaximus-Lion]

No idea, but it can be a hit at times.

[TheLittleInnocent]

Degrees in wine (viticulture)

[Jaximus-Lion]

Like sommelier?

[TsAubreyKate]

Sociology, psychology, education, art, hospitality , criminology , human development or any other major that women dominate they’re paid less because they choose these garbage majors

[VikingWarLord]

All of'em pretty soon when all jobs are replaced by Robots

[Loveisgirthy]

Celsius

[Jaximus-Lion]

Almost the whole world uses it 🤷‍♂️.

[Loveisgirthy]

I prefer the F word lol

[Jaximus-Lion]

Had to check real quick. There is a total of 12 countries that uses (Fahrenheit) degree.

[UsernameXLTX]

Gender studies and all liberal arts degrees.

[Neko_Nya]

Gender studies

[Cubus]

Probably gender studies.

[MountAverage]

Most degrees are useful in some way or area.

[Agape93]

Liberal arts

[MrTaboo]

Hell, there a lot of them. To hard to pick

[najekim]

Most Liberal Arts degrees.

[Waldoe]

3rd degrees

[Jaximus-Lion]

Isn't that with the good ones? 🤣🤣

[KostasKouvalis]

I agree. Gender studies

[AllThatSweetJazz]

Liberal arts.

[grega239]

Womens/gender studies

[priyakigaandme]

Bachelor of Art?

[Jaximus-Lion]

Are you asking or answering? 🤣

[priyakigaandme]

Both !

[Jaximus-Lion]

I don't know either 😂. I went to a career school and became a chef. Now am doing projects in a truck factory 🤷‍♂️

[Wise4myage]

Art History, lol.

[ready113]

ALL OF THEM !

[This_Is_My_Opinion8]

In philosophy.

[exitseven]

Theater Arts

[Cringe]

Most of them

[JesseJayNeak]

Gender studies

[awkward_author]

Theatre

[jackiechanfan]

maths