They all have useless degrees. One — drama. The other — marketing (kind of useless). People with in-demand skills eventually get jobs.
Graduates of the federal and state maritime academies with degrees in marine engineering are getting two or three job offers. Starting salaries for month on month off rotations,
about $75,000 plus room and board. The value of the room and board is not subject to federal or state income tax.
Also, the graduates can choose to live in any state they wish and can avoid paying state income taxes.
“They all have useless degrees. One — drama. The other — marketing (kind of useless). People with in-demand skills eventually get jobs.”
In northern NJ man companies have fled or collapsed; there is little demand for any type of degree now. There are jobs driving trucks and working in convenience stores; not much else (and there aren’t enough of those jobs for everyone in this densely-populated area).