A graduate of indiana university, chad began his career with business news daily in 2011 as a. Colleges have added too many unnecessary degree requirements and remedial courses. Employers want experience persons within a certain window of experience. Fewer than 30 percent of all professors are fulltime faculty. Useless degrees and why people pursue them geology. The most successful people explain why a college degree is useless.
Religious studies sure, studying religion might be good for the soul but it. But in the case of the college degree, far better information is available for. Students are running out of reasons to pursue higher education. Its a mix of hormonal young women that youre surrounded by, and most of the other guys are gay. Whats the most useless and useful college degrees off.
What social videos tell us about a russian doctor who fell out of a window. Broken down by occupation, young college graduates were heavily represented in jobs that require a high school diploma or less. The alternative to those useless college degrees the hr digest. Degrees are the passage ticket for a long promising career provided you invest to 100% in the work that you get. Students are literally forced to take this class called lit before 1660 even the prof. Opinion when the college degree is useless and the debt. The most useless majors, from philosophy to journalism. You could get a phd and teach at a college, you could become a journalist, you could become a high school or elementary school teacher, or perhaps go into law. So, to better save you time and money, heres a list of the 10 most useless bachelor degrees.
Graduation season is upon usand that means approximately 700,000 u. The opportunities that we were promised might not arrive if you have wasted a few years behind one of the useless college degrees. A level subjects bosses condemn useless degrees that leave graduates unemployable. Because if an aspiring college student lacks the funds to pay for an education, he or she then lacks the funds. Mar 14, 2015 a lot of us have been told that if we go to college and get a great education we would have a great and promising future. In fact, comparatively few students at less selective schools the vast majority of u. Mar 28, 2014 top 10 useless college degrees and classes some may argue that theres no such thing as a useless degree any education is a good education including many degrees from online schools and. Aug 04, 2018 watch top 10 useless college degrees and classes jasonkenneth9117 on dailymotion. A lot of us have been told that if we go to college and get a great education we would have a great and promising future. According to a report by the center on education and the workforce cew at georgetown university, your choice of college major substantially affects your employment prospects and earnings. According to a recent urban institute report, nearly 300,000 americans with masters degrees and over 30,000 with doctorates are. Most useless college majors the major you choose in college will have an impact on your future.
Are computer science degrees worthless and outdated. Based on a poor return of investment, and with the market flooded with so many people seeking sociology degrees to do a white variety of. Data show that english majors do not tend to end up as baristas. The 10 most useless graduate degrees business insider. Useless degrees and why people pursue them computer science. A little humor 10 most useless degrees discussion in offtopic discussions started by b4cz28, jun, 2010. This screening process has made the liberal arts and humanities degrees much less desirable. Having a paper degree was a big deal before 40 years when only 25% of middleclass workers had a degree. Almost all degrees that arent computer sciencelegalmedical at the moment are useless. Mar 25, 2015 the top 8, most worthless college degrees based on earnable lifetime income are as follows. Simply put, college students are paying for the opportunity to make more money and obtain higher social clout. Aug 16, 2012 adding additional degrees is no guarantee of employment either. And in return, schools provide degree maps, monitor student progress and.
Do you think film studies is the most useless degree ever. As college seniors prepare to graduate, the daily beast crunches the numbers to determine which majorsfrom journalism to psychologydidnt pay. Forprofit colleges that saddle students with crushing debt and useless degrees while getting as much as 90 percent of their revenue. An introduction to the most useless university degrees in europe.
Top 5 useless degrees is a marketing degree really that useless. Religious studies sure, studying religion might be good for the soul but it unfortunately doesnt do much for the pockets. I have a bachelors degree in law and justice and i havent been able to find anything. Theres no way i would ever recommend college to someone who is thinking of majoring in something that doesnt lead to a career. Its easier to get a job with no degree in programming than it is to get a job with a degree researching something like anthropology. Nov 26, 2010 these degrees sometimes result in a position in academia if you go on to get a phd though there is an oversupply of phds for all the academic jobs that come up in these fields.
Unfortunately many people would rather be able to say but im educated though even though theyre not lving better than people who arent. The way i see it, a college degree doesnt guarantee anybody a job. Because if an aspiring college student lacks the funds to pay for an education, he or she then lacks the funds necessary to earn more money and socially advance. One of the reasons why so many college students choose philosophy is to learn how to use their minds. Mar 12, 2016 when the college degree is useless and the debt is due. Why so many students are spending six years getting a college degree. If you are going to college to get a degree youre only half way there. Jan 19, 2016 are computer science degrees worthless and outdated. Its not necessarily the uks obsession, theres a lot of great degrees out there. Chad brooks is a chicagobased writer with more than 20 years of media experience. We wanted to know how accurate that rep really is, so we sat down with.
One series of skits focuses on a man who spends his entire life enrolled in school and earning degrees without actually getting a job to earn money, causing his family to fall into poverty. As college seniors prepare to graduate, the daily beast crunches the numbers to determine which majorsfrom journalism to psychology didnt pay. The most useless college degrees sociology, psychology. One series of skits focuses on a man who spends his entire life enrolled in school and earning degrees without actually getting a job to earn money, causing his family to fall into. Top 5 useless degrees and and top 5 valuable degrees is law a useless degree.
But i think the problem today isnt that they are useless its because there are so many people graduating college these days and not enough jobs to go around and its not just general liberal arts degrees but scientifictechnical degrees as well. Watch top 10 useless college degrees and classes jasonkenneth9117 on dailymotion. Top 10 useless college degrees and classes youtube. However, in todays world where people go to university to enable themselves to get a job and hopefully a career a bachelors in these fields is essentially useless. Any degrees you cannot find a paid internship while in. Jul, 2017 the daily beast finds the most useless majors, from philosophy to journalism. As part of that window dressing, the starbucks barista both serves and reflects a world narrowed to maximized. Top 10 useless college degrees and classes video dailymotion.
Jun, 2010 three college degrees later, i look at higher education much differently than i used to. Bro, do you realize what being a straight, male theater major is like at a college that isnt a big conservatory. So there are a lot of jobs in engineering, and these jobs can lead to a variety of good pay levels, but if you hate that engineering job, your degree is useless. The a degree in useless trope as used in popular culture. Nov 11, 2019 learning about college degrees and their outcomes could be enough to deter anyone from wasting time and money on a degree that does not pay off. Jun 19, 2017 students are running out of reasons to pursue higher education. Also programming fields tend to not value degrees as highly as other fields. Useless degrees and why people pursue them computer. Useless degrees are actually a recurring theme in kanyes college trilogy albums. If you major in business or economics or any of those other degrees that will supposedly lead to success because you have major pressure on you and not because youre interested, then i think youre. In todays market of highly inflated tuition costs, you have to be careful. New government data shows which college degrees are instantly paying. I was taught in college that this socialjustice garbage was part of higher education it meant expanding your mind and.
The rest are full of stem circlejerkers who cant fathom that having a history degree or an english degree means you go and work in history or english. Aug 10, 2016 simply put, college students are paying for the opportunity to make more money and obtain higher social clout. If you just want to learn something for the sake of learning, check out some library books or peruse the internet. And having a degree is a stepping stone towards the big. Unfortunately, the notion of college professors as scholarly experts who inspire learning is as outdated as the idea of getting a job after graduating from college. Oct 11, 2012 not all college degrees are created equal. Based on a poor return of investment, and with the market flooded with so many people seeking sociology degrees to do a white variety of jobs, this degree can make you virtually unhirable. In general i feel trade schools should be emphasized more as an alternative. How student loans create demand for useless degrees. Doug mataconis tuesday, april 24, 2012 122 comments.
These degrees sometimes result in a position in academia if you go on to get a phd though there is an oversupply of phds for all the academic jobs that come up in these fields. My school is pretty small compared to most colleges. That part about averages is perhaps the most important part, since all college degrees are certainly not created equal. The most useless college degrees sociology, psychology and. Heres another useless sport degree spreading through universities across the world, but this one lands the number two position because its not even fun. In fact, once we start to look at the details, we find that a degree. According to a recent urban institute report, nearly 300,000 americans with masters degrees and.
Aug 14, 2017 in fact, comparatively few students at less selective schools the vast majority of u. Internships, job fairs, research fellowships, international studies, alumni associations, student organizations, resume workshops, the list goes on and on. The daily beast finds the most useless majors, from philosophy to journalism. Turns out that when it comes to postcollege earning power, not all degrees are created equal. A lot of people who went to college for useless majors wouldve been better off going to trade school. The cultural implications of the myth that english majors end up. Based on high unemployment rates and low earnings, these are the least valuable college majors for your time and financial investment. Feb 03, 2011 others will say that they truly are useless unless you get really lucky or become a teacher. Learning about college degrees and their outcomes could be enough to deter anyone from wasting time and money on a degree that does not pay off. A postgraduate degree in standup comedy is perfect for people who believe.
Well, first your peers will laugh at you for partying instead of. To find the most useless degrees college students can get with their four years and hundreds of thousands of dollars, we wanted to know which majors offer not only the fewest job opportunities, but those that tend to pay the least. According to a report by the center on education and the workforce cew at georgetown university. The question was about degrees, not temperature scales. When the college degree is useless and the debt is due. Aside from the level headed people who point out that as long as you end up fulfilling your potential there isnt a useless degree. If so, i wouldnt have left my job at the accounting firm to pursue an apparently useless paralegal certificate.
Published on january 19, 2016 january 19, 2016 17 likes 6 comments. Sep 23, 2011 turns out that when it comes to post college earning power, not all degrees are created equal. Opinion when the college degree is useless and the debt is. Theres nothing much duller than playing golf apart from studying golf, so why these two universities have offered courses covering the psychology of golf. From standup comedy to studying coins, here are all the degrees that will. The other 70 percent are the underpaid, unwashed masses doing most of the teaching, and, in many cases, doing it poorly. Here are ten college degrees with the worst return on investment. The most successful people explain why a college degree is. Told us this and laughed about it and gave us huge essays on the most boring books and im stuck on it all this stress over a class that wont mean a thing after turning it in friday. I have a graduate degree in social science, which may or may not be useful, ill see in. But much like that guy in high school with the bitchin mullet and radical iroc, just because theyre popular doesnt mean they have the best reputation. The 10 most useless graduate degrees naruto forums.
Another part of the problem, according to complete college america, is the broken system of remedial. The alternative to those useless college degrees the hr. It is useless as a degree in terms of available options, as a module for other degrees such as media, english literature etc it can be good. Something broke and they do want to spend money to fix it so they go get some duck tape. But in the case of the college degree, far better information is available for far less time and money. The wall street journal reported on the troubling results of the college learning. Four reasons why college degrees are becoming useless. So if the market drops out of that job, the degree becomes useless, or if you discover you hate that job, then your degree becomes useless, even though it wasnt inherently useless. Students at most colleges dont pick useless majors. Top 10 useless college degrees and classes some may argue that theres no such thing as a useless degree any education is a good education including many degrees from online schools and.