This is true and not true. Most degrees are pretty worthless beyond giving you the "sheepskin" you need to get in the door. Outside of specific hard science degrees, what degree leads to a specific job?
But what says a history major has to have a job concerning history? Presumably, a history major is a decent reader, and hence, has pretty good language skills. How about a job as a writer or proofreader? I could go on. Bottom line, you make your own opportunities, degree or none.
Professional degrees, engineering degrees and science degrees are particularly useful. Arts (Music, Art History, Theater, Art, etc.), liberal arts (English, Poli Sci, History, Writing, etc.), and even business degrees can be pretty useless without a professional degree or grad degree to back them up.
My wife and brother each has a music education degree ... which are surprisingly lucrative.
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>> Bottom line, you make your own opportunities, degree or none.
Agreed. Some educational backgrounds help more than others ... but, ultimately, you can succeed at pretty much anything.
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I read an article a few years back that showed the trajectory of various college graduates careers. After twenty years many of them had jobs completely different than what they got their degree in. If a person is smart enough to get through college, they are probably smart enough to learn and adapt to something different that comes along. Except maybe for people like Ken who appears to have the maturity of an infant.