That is if you assume that most kids are making choices based on which degree will provide them with the best income. Out of about ten college age nieces and nephews this is the only one who went after a degree where she got any job offers immediately after graduating... The rest of them all pursued basically worthless easy to get feel good degrees. And you are correct... almost all of her competition was from foreign kids.
You’re going to have to have 2 or 3 skills that are different from each other to diversify the risk, much like a stock portfolio.
The rest of them all pursued basically worthless easy to get feel good degrees.
Well, there are degrees which will never pay anything.
“funny jobs do not pay!”
One has to have some unique marketable skills to help somebody well, so then that somebody would be willing to pay for that help!
Nobody (except maybe government) pays for degrees or to help you. Degrees are mostly ability tests. If you are able to get MS in Engineering, you are likely to be good contributor. Plus, of course, the school may teach you some marketable skills.