Film production and theatre degree or language degree?

[Anonymous]

Hi I’m curious what degree do you think I should take. I have a love for acting and editing. Would love to be an actress or play in theatre plays or edit or actually film things. I want to learn a language also. I’ve come to think that I can learn a language at home probably quicker and easier and cheaper. But would a degree in languages be more important than in film production and theatre? I am not sure how hard it is to get into that industry especially acting but it is my dream.

[Anonymous]

Find out how many people the college has working with those degrees, what the jobs are and how much they make. I would guess 10 years after graduating very few people would be working in those fields, or if they are, they're make $30,000 or less. You need over $100,000 just to get by these days.

You need something where you will be able to make money when the economy collapses. Neither of those will do it. Talk to some people who lost everything in 2008 and see what they recommend.

[Avicenna]

I would get a degree majoring in a foreign language- it's more versatile

[jahaims]

All of those sound useless