10 most Worthless degrees

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Both my degrees are on there (English and Communications) and yet I work at a company everyone would recognize and make (low) six figures. Oh well.

Yet Rep 707. Lulz

 

[Psynaut]

Film isn't that bad. There are actually quite a few jobs for film students.

 

[Farang]

Kind of dumb.. all liberal arts degrees are just about equally worthless (except for Economics which is sometimes put in that category). I'm a Social Sciences major which is more worthless than all of those anyway so that list sucks.

..and I'm basically a Poli Sci major and don't like the "Science" label. When people ask me my major I say "Politics" because that is what I study. It isn't a science, it is an art--the art of bullshitting.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
What a terrifically dumbass comparison.

Oh snap, someone in a low-paying major? 😛


Yeah, fine, people can do stuff they like in college. But it still seems quite impractical to spend loads of money on college, and still come out with no significant or marketable job skills.

Originally posted by: Farang
Kind of dumb.. all liberal arts degrees are just about equally worthless (except for Economics which is sometimes put in that category). I'm a Social Sciences major which is more worthless than all of those anyway so that list sucks.

..and I'm basically a Poli Sci major and don't like the "Science" label. When people ask me my major I say "Politics" because that is what I study. It isn't a science, it is an art--the art of bullshitting.

I appreciate your candor. 😀
If you do go into politics though, I'm sure we'll never hear that sort of thing from you, ever again.

 

[ICRS]

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Film isn't that bad. There are actually quite a few jobs for film students.

You are right, McDonalds, KFC, Tacobell, ..... Yep lots of "jobs" for them.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: ICRS

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Film isn't that bad. There are actually quite a few jobs for film students.

You are right, McDonalds, KFC, Tacobell, ..... Yep lots of "jobs" for them.

advertising is pretty fun.

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Imp
I know someone who majored in philosophy... ended up doing social services work. He then moved on to work in IT and is raking it in ($80k-$90k).

It's not all worthless. A lot of people don't use what they majored in. I have a revered engineering degree, which hasn't gotten me anything. I wouldn't mind doing something else in fact.

Except maybe religion...

I had a housemate who majored in philosophy and then went on to graduate from Harvard Law. He did legal work for a short while, then started working as a display builder for Lego. He loved his job though.


As a freshman I had to take a communications course to fulfill a requirement. The professor was absolutely the worst lecturer I've ever had. 😀

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Modular

Originally posted by: spidey07
Majors have nothing to do with what you do with your career, much like GPA.

This.

I'm not sure why there's such closed-mindedness on this forum when it comes to this topic...oh wait....must be all the engineering degrees clouding reality 🙂

I love it that I switched my major from engineering to Political Science (are you pissed it's a Science?) and English. I make more money that I ever would have as an engineer.

what...? i agree you can do whatever you want but to make a blanket statement that majors have nothing to do with what you do with your career is stupid. fuck, if that's the case, why didn't i just major in PRTM?

No, really...major has nothing to do with what you do with your career.

Why this is so hard for this forum to understand is really difficult. Look at the majors of executive officers of fortune 500 companies. I keep trying to help you guys but you won't listen.

depends on the career you want. some of us don't give a shit about being a CEO.

Spidey's point is that technically, any major can lead you to that position, if you want it. And he's right, it really doesn't matter. Because, in the end, undergrad degrees are equally worthless across the board in today's market.

If that is so, then why are there majors that makes a shit load more on average than other majors? A petro engineering degree will start you off at 70k on average, while a liberal arts degree will start you off at 35k.

I know English majors that started off at 80k. Of course there is no legit "Start off" pay. Whatever you've read is horseshit.

point is, undergrad is High School today. if you're smart, then you're smart. that's all that matters. Prove to the employer that you're not a drooling moron, and you'll get a good job.

But you'll get a better job with a professional degree, at "Start-off" prices.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Farang
Kind of dumb.. all liberal arts degrees are just about equally worthless (except for Economics which is sometimes put in that category). I'm a Social Sciences major which is more worthless than all of those anyway so that list sucks.

..and I'm basically a Poli Sci major and don't like the "Science" label. When people ask me my major I say "Politics" because that is what I study. It isn't a science, it is an art--the art of bullshitting.

:thumbsup:

you are smarter than the rest of your class

and as one of my majors was English, and one of the professors in in my advanced...Grad-level course mentioned: "This major is the art of BS. Convince everyone that you know what you're talking about, and you will be successful."

He was correct 😉

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: ICRS

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Film isn't that bad. There are actually quite a few jobs for film students.

You are right, McDonalds, KFC, Tacobell, ..... Yep lots of "jobs" for them.

advertising is pretty fun.

It's best to leave ICRS alone.

He majored in FAP; and all he has to show for it is a bad rash.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: Farang
Kind of dumb.. all liberal arts degrees are just about equally worthless (except for Economics which is sometimes put in that category). I'm a Social Sciences major which is more worthless than all of those anyway so that list sucks.

..and I'm basically a Poli Sci major and don't like the "Science" label. When people ask me my major I say "Politics" because that is what I study. It isn't a science, it is an art--the art of bullshitting.

:thumbsup:

you are smarter than the rest of your class

and as one of my majors was English, and one of the professors in in my advanced...Grad-level course mentioned: "This major is the art of BS. Convince everyone that you know what you're talking about, and you will be successful."

He was correct 😉

That's why it amuses me that we have had actors in political office. What is the job of an actor? To convince a group of people that he's something he's not.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot

Originally posted by: spidey07
Majors have nothing to do with what you do with your career, much like GPA.

most doctors don't have medical degrees and most lawyers didn't go to law school, etc.


anything other stupid statement that you would like to get off your chest?

well he does have a point, talking about undergrad a large number os Docs dont major in Bio, and a large number of lawyers dont major in prelaw

my sister is a lawyer and she majored in chem and was on the "premed" course but decided whe didnt wanna be a Doc

my brother in law majored in GERMAN and Chem, he is a Doc

 

[SirStev0]

nice.

You know... philosophy majors make great starbucks managers.

 

[Spineshank]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
I knew someone that got a degree in Art. She became a waitress til she married a doctor.

I know a bunch of people that either are in college for it or have gone to and no one has any job in that field. In fact most Art majors get pissed off if you tell them its a dead end and they should change their major asap.

 

[vi edit]

I think the biggest thing here is seperating out those who *KNOW* what they want to do vs. those that don't when they enter college.

If my goal is to be a nurse, an engineer, a pharmacist, a history teacher, ect, then my degree of choice is pretty important. If I want to be one of those, I'm not going to chose a film degree or a liberal arts degree.

If I'm just going to college to go to college and don't really want to know what I want to be when I grow up, then it's less of importance. You'll find something, it just likely won't be in what you studied.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life

Originally posted by: Nitemare
I knew someone that got a degree in Art. She became a waitress til she married a doctor.

I know a bunch of people that either are in college for it or have gone to and no one has any job in that field. In fact most Art majors get pissed off if you tell them its a dead end and they should change their major asap.

I know a few people who majored in art that works in marketing.
I wouldn't recommend the major to someone that doesn't already have a talent for it, but the major does help you build a portfolio and gives you many connections to help you get one of the many many art jobs out there.
you don't need to be a picasso to make money from art. how do you think all the games and movies are made? there are tons of jobs out there for art majors.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I think film is pretty relevant...kind of....

 

[tfinch2]

Are you going to side with statistics or chance when picking majors?

Statistics: Major X on average pays $XX,XXX

Chance: Fortune 500 CEO John Doe has a degree in underwater basketweaving and look how successful he is. If I major in that, I can be equally successful.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Are you going to side with statistics or chance when picking majors?

Statistics: Major X on average pays $XX,XXX

Chance: Fortune 500 CEO John Doe has a degree in underwater basketweaving and look how successful he is. If I major in that, I can be equally successful.

I'd probably look at the many people I know who are successful with non-engineering majors. You can be successful as an engineer, obviously. The catch is that you've gotta live your life as an engineer...

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: zeruty
I can't go to the page at work, but I whole-heartedly expect Liberal Arts to take top honors as worthless.

I didn't realize it was all one degree. That's a pretty big blanket statement, though. Studying foreign languages is hardly the same as "Music Therapy" (one of the "worthless degrees").

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: ICRS

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Film isn't that bad. There are actually quite a few jobs for film students.

You are right, McDonalds, KFC, Tacobell, ..... Yep lots of "jobs" for them.

advertising is pretty fun.

Wait what? I'm a copwriter/art director for advertising. We don't use film students. There's degrees for advertising. When we need to do a commercial shoot, we call for studios. There's nobody in the agency with a film degree.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Are you going to side with statistics or chance when picking majors?

Statistics: Major X on average pays $XX,XXX

Chance: Fortune 500 CEO John Doe has a degree in underwater basketweaving and look how successful he is. If I major in that, I can be equally successful.

Yeah.
Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, and he's a college dropout.

I hear these statements mostly from college dropouts.

 

[clamum]

My friend has a degree in English and Urban Education and she teaches at a private university.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: astroidea

Originally posted by: Gnrslash4life

Originally posted by: Nitemare
I knew someone that got a degree in Art. She became a waitress til she married a doctor.

I know a bunch of people that either are in college for it or have gone to and no one has any job in that field. In fact most Art majors get pissed off if you tell them its a dead end and they should change their major asap.

I know a few people who majored in art that works in marketing.
I wouldn't recommend the major to someone that doesn't already have a talent for it, but the major does help you build a portfolio and gives you many connections to help you get one of the many many art jobs out there.
you don't need to be a picasso to make money from art. how do you think all the games and movies are made? there are tons of jobs out there for art majors.

So why didn't they just major in marketing and not art? 😕

I agree.
Librarian of a local elementary/middle school, Starbucks, McDonalds, CVS, KFC, Target, and Walmart store/assistant managers.

You sound like you'd make a great guidance counselor and class advisor.
Recommend students to take $100,000 in student loans over 4 years at 6.8+% interest because there are "tons" of jobs to be had in getting a bachelors in liberal arts, social science, and film history.

 

[Anubis]

lothar why are you so pissed and bitter about what other people do with their lifes?