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In reply to the discussion: Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost [View all]Johnny2X2X
(23,638 posts)50. Everybody has an anecdote about some student with a French poetry degree
But the reality is most degrees are useful in todays economy.
Heres the most popular ones right now:
1 Business 375,418 18.6% $71,000
2 Health 263,765 13% $70,000
3 Social sciences and history 151,109 7.4% $70,000
4 Biological and biomedical sciences 131,462 6.5% $71,000
5 Psychology 129,609 6.4% $55,000
6 Engineering 123,017 6.1% $100,000
7 Computer and information sciences 108,503 5.4% $95,000
8 Visual and performing arts 90,241 4.5% $50,000
9 Education 89,410 4.4% $52,000
10 Communication and journalism 86,043 4.3% $60,000
Total All majors 2,015,035 100.0% $92,260 [3]
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Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Friday
OP
but community colleges in general have many more classes relevant to various 'trades',
Jack Valentino
15 hrs ago
#88
Exactly. They will know zero history, have zero writing and critical thinking skills,...
hlthe2b
Friday
#5
Yet they are statistically more likely to make better decisions and vote the right way
SSJVegeta
23 hrs ago
#42
You want to improve your life and get somewhere, but it's survival-of-the-fittest up top
bucolic_frolic
Friday
#9
Thank you! I used to work at a community college, and that was the case there.
raccoon
21 hrs ago
#66
Yes. This thread alone includes enough content for a whole book on why this is true and how it happened.
Iris
20 hrs ago
#70
I worked at what people call a trade school - often called technical colleges now
Iris
18 hrs ago
#80
It doesn't help when the K-12 education is so lacking, that colleges have to offer remedial classes
MichMan
Yesterday
#30
What's hilarious is that the degrees now considered "useful" are the ones that were only recently invented
Prairie Gates
22 hrs ago
#47
You're absolutely right...it's unfair to have the discipline you work in
Prairie Gates
21 hrs ago
#68
"I have a nephew who received a BA in Philosophy who works at a Total Wine and More store."
Jedi Guy
22 hrs ago
#49
It's not the degrees themselves that are useful, but the habits of mind that the holders of the degrees have developed
Iris
21 hrs ago
#63
If a student wants to attend an out of state college charging $60k a year tuition, taxpayers should have to pay it ?
MichMan
16 hrs ago
#84
A better poll question as AI and Data Science grow in importance: Is a Math degree worth the cost and effort?
thought crime
17 hrs ago
#83