[Kriggerel]

...A bachelor of science degree is still pretty useful in getting a job ,___, {O,o} |)``) O RLY? Myself, and a number of other Biology graduates might beg to differ on that statement. Some STEM degrees have become just as useful as a lot of Humanities degrees, especially if you're over 35.

[circlecity]

It took my daughter less than two months to turn her degree in microbiology into a great job with Dow Agrochemical. That was last year.

[riverdawg]

“...A bachelor of science degree is still pretty useful in getting a job ,___, {O,o} |)``) O RLY? Myself, and a number of other Biology graduates might beg to differ on that statement ...”

Many biology majors are pre-med, but few of them gain entrance to med school or decide (for reasons of cost, time, or subsequent disinterest in a career in medicine) not to go to med school. Hence, there is a glut of undergrad biology majors with few attractive job opportunities after graduation.