anything with Studies in the title isn't worth studying, and anything with Science in it's title, isn't science...The six most used words of a music major: “Would you like fries with that?”
This is a misleading article. None of the links take you to anything close to what the article title claims.
My son got an Anthropology Degree.
From Berkeley.
Works at a surf shop.
False concept.
The degree earns zero.
Degree holders? That depends.
anything with Studies in the title isn't worth studying, and anything with Science in it's title, isn't science...He's an installer for Verizon ... starts work at over $30/hr and OT is outrageous.
I hate the little? (30 years old) snot ... /8^) ...
I notice how they didn’t list Womyn’s Studies. I guess they all go to work at the death mills.
Ugh. As Walter Williams said, a child who logs a lot of air-miles will, over the course of his lifetime, earn much more than his non-flying peers. But that doesn't mean that we should be flying children around in airplanes.
For some people, attending college will increase their lifetime earnings. And for other people, it will diminish it.
Sad,IMO.I fear for the kid's future.
They need to normalize the education salaries based on the number of months in a year and hours in a day worked.
for later
I once knew a guy who had a PhD. in (I kid you not) Russian Art literature. With rounded eyes I asked, “Gosh, where do you get a job with a degree like that?” His soon to be former wife rolled her eyes and answered, “When the guy who’s teaching it now dies.”
I’ve long felt that students should sign a form warning them that the degree they are seeking will not pay for itself and will not lead to anything other than the unemployment line or a perpetual sinecure as a graduate student.
She probably paid/borrowed more per year for her college experience than she’ll make per year for several years.
Regardless of degree or even no degree. Those that succeed are those that are driven to succeed. You could have a PHD and be a still be loser.
*** the median salary for college grads is more than $20,000 higher than that of people with only a high school diploma.***
So, just how many of these college educated grads actually PRODUCE SOMETHING instead of living on various taxpayer grants!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
It’s hard for many to imagine, but sometimes people go into a relatively low-paying career simply because they enjoy the work itself. Social work, in particular, offers extremely gratifying rewards and excruciating pain in cases where their work is for naught.
And, if the students did anticipate more worldly unmet success, such as in drama, they can convert those skills to other careers.
At $40K a year, and massive loans to pay off, that can be a tough pill to swallow.
Have you ever noticed that Columbia is the leader in all of the wussiest academic areas?
Social work, journalism, education...
Gee, what is the difference between a degree in Fine Arts and Wine FArts? Answer: One letter and the location of the F.