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Jan 10, 2017
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Funny you just posted this - Official gvt spreadsheet most useless majors
and useless colleges based on gainful employment came out today.
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/GE-DMYR-2015-Final-Rates.xls
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I don't believe in the "useless major" arguments people tell kids these days.
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:08pm
You pretty much just said there are worthless majors...
IGlowInTheDark
1/10/17 8:11pm
But the artist didn't go for extra schooling. Plus, in many fields
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:18pm
...often after earning a useless degree.
IGlowInTheDark
1/10/17 8:21pm
Useless how? In one case they have the same job as people with "useful degrees"
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:26pm
if you need a MAcc to be a CPA then your masters isn't useless. I generally think liberal arts degrees should be
HarlemCoug
1/10/17 8:12pm
But I left audit and went into advisory. I also could have recieve 150 hours in
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:16pm
Yes and no. There are certain classes that have to be included in that 150 IIRC.
BYU-Ite
1/10/17 10:39pm
Right, but you can get that by double majoring
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:37am
Funny you just posted this - Official gvt spreadsheet most useless majors
newbie
1/10/17 8:13pm
I get excel on the other comp- so I couldn't see- but
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:21pm
They way this particular data is tracked is that people who graduate from these
newbie
1/10/17 8:25pm
Oddly, if it's those 2 mostly- it further backs up the majors I'm defending.
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:40pm
Pretty much all of them are training you for a specific job
newbie
1/10/17 8:46pm
I agree with this, especially if you're at a good school, a liberal arts degree
jrob30
1/10/17 8:13pm
Information is so readily available the need for a formal degree
kotacoug
1/10/17 8:15pm
the girls in college are reason enough to go to college
HarlemCoug
1/10/17 8:18pm
One of the smartest dudes I know got a liberal arts bachelors degree from Usu
RdF3
1/10/17 8:23pm
No, all that from being smart enough to get into Harvard MBA program, get a CFA
Kerbouchard
1/10/17 8:26pm
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RdF3
1/10/17 8:32pm
Get some experience under your belt, then your experience is what people
Kerbouchard
1/10/17 8:41pm
sorry, I was joking.
RdF3
1/10/17 8:52pm
Ah...my TIC meter was off.
Kerbouchard
1/10/17 8:55pm
I'd say all that from getting an MBA at Harvard but whatever.
jensen46
1/11/17 8:15am
But clearly a liberal arts degree can get you into HBS
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 8:18am
RE: I don't believe in the "useless major" arguments people tell kids these
sanitarium
1/10/17 8:23pm
Depends. The bottom line is employers want people that can think and communicate
RedlandsCoug
1/10/17 8:33pm
While true, this is only part of the equation.
TheWanderer
1/10/17 8:42pm
What depends on what?
sanitarium
1/10/17 9:30pm
hire-ability depends on the employee
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:40am
There are many high paying jobs
sanitarium
1/10/17 9:37pm
True. STEM- but other than a few engineering spots you need grad school anyway
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:44am
I am a member of the Industrial Advisory Board
sanitarium
1/11/17 9:42am
I think you're off track. I never crticized STEM fields.
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 10:21am
I agree with much of what you are saying, but I took issue with
sanitarium
1/11/17 11:38am
RE: I agree with much of what you are saying, but I took issue with
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 12:07pm
None are useless, but I'd say some are more useful than others.
Kerbouchard
1/10/17 8:27pm
I got an under graduate degree from the College of Humanities at BYU.
TheWanderer
1/10/17 8:35pm
If we can all do it then it isn't an anecdote.
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:52am
I wish there were more philosophy, gender studies, and renaissance lit. majors.
vagabonder
1/10/17 8:43pm
I work at one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:46am
It can be true that a large portion of decently paying jobs are filled by people
garyfan
1/10/17 8:45pm
Your masters degree in accounting may be useless to you now, depending on what
garyfan
1/10/17 8:47pm
It all depends on what you intend to do with your degree
KingDave
1/10/17 9:05pm
It seems to me that a lot of these liberal arts "success stories" are people who
Game Changer
1/10/17 9:43pm
I didn't. But if they went into law, what value do they have sridyibg "pre-law"
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 4:55am
Daughter said she's had several people in last 2 days ask what she plans to do with her degree in art education.(edited)
soupie
1/10/17 10:04pm
I think "worthless" is defined more by the ratio of the cost of your degree
Banjo Blues
1/11/17 6:27am
Its all about applying skills. Many people aren't going to make a career out of
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 8:26am
That may work for some, but not for the majority. People are losing their
Banjo Blues
1/11/17 8:41am
It can work for all people. If they are flexible and learned at school
RedlandsCoug
1/11/17 8:47am
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