Am i getting the right degree?? (bachelors, skills, degrees, school)

[whitegiant]

Im a sohpmore at Texas Tech, and am going for a bachlors in Business finance or marketing. I would love to go for a full on history degree, but have been told that for the most part any degree from the liberal arts is "worthless". On the business degree are those dime a dozen? Or do people actually make pretty good money and get good jobs with this degree? My father has his masters in Business and has done well with his life, but i hear many people are opting to go for this degree...And i dont know if it will be hard to obtain a decent job. Help on this would be much appreciated!!

[BigDGeek]

I have a liberal arts degree and a job in I.T. making almost six figures a year. I have never had trouble finding work in 15 years. "Worthless" my ass.

[NJBest]

A business degree is more versatile and generally better than a liberal arts degree... that's for sure.

[L210]

Business degrees are very versatile, but it's also the most popular major. IIRC, 25% of college students are majoring in a business field. I don't know how the huge influx of business graduates affects the job market.

[Veda517]

Out of all the degrees listed finance is the most marketable. If you have a passion for advertising, sales, public relations and are successful in those activities outside of school, you can succeed in the marketing world with a degree in any subject. A marketing degree gives you a bit of edge initially because your college advisers may be able to connect you with jobs in the field more easily. However, when you are out of school you will be competing with everybody with any type of degree for marketing jobs and any other non-tech work were a bachelors is preferred. I know one person with a degree in finance and one with a degree in fashion both are working in marketing and sales... meanwhile, I have a degree in advertising and do not...My job is also non-tech and req a bachelors in who cares as long as you have one. History is not worthless but you will be competing with everyone else with a degree for non-technical jobs just like in marketing unless you decide to become a certified teacher or professor.
If I were you I would go with finance if I had any remote interest in working within the financial or analytical side of business .. you can always find your way into marketing or history later.

[a34dadsf]

Originally Posted by BigDGeek

I have a liberal arts degree and a job in I.T. making almost six figures a year. I have never had trouble finding work in 15 years. "Worthless" my ass.

That's because depending on the type of IT job you have it is all about what you know. You have that 6 figure it job because you are probably a pretty big geek when it comes to IT stuff.

I have a friend who didn't even go to college and got a job as a web developer making 75k + bonus. However, he is an outright geek when it comes to web stuff.

These days, degrees are worth less and less. It is all about selling yourself in the interview. If you know your skills then you can easily sell yourself in the interview to justify not having a degree.

The critical thing is having a good education (having a degree doesn't necessarily mean you have a good education) and excellent skills.