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.
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My engineering degree is never going to get used.
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.
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
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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.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.- a
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.
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.
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.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.Gender studies. You can only become a gender studies professor with that degree.
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.
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 moneyI 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…
My cousin did a degree in drumming. WTF? Needless to say, he is not now a drummer.
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.
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Gender studies, minority studies, art history, philosophy.
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.
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.
I think, design and arts are:
You can't study creativity and imagination. Either you have it - or not.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.
Race Studies
Gender Studies
Basket Weavingan associates in pretty much anything is pretty much useless.
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.
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