Returning to School (A Hypothetical) (bachelors, computer science, skills, Associates degree)
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In the event that I lose my job and I am unable to find a job within a reasonable frame of time, I intend upon returning to college to at least be doing something while searching for something. As it is, I already have two associates degrees with one being in Electromechanical Technology and the other in General Technology. Aside from pursuing an engineering degree, there wouldn't really be much advancement. Even then, the pay division between an engineer and a technician is not so great to warrant it.
My question is thus: what are the most employable bachelor degrees that a person could pursue? Which degrees would offer the most return on the investment?
In the event that I lose my job and I am unable to find a job within a reasonable frame of time, I intend upon returning to college to at least be doing something while searching for something. As it is, I already have two associates degrees with one being in Electromechanical Technology and the other in General Technology. Aside from pursuing an engineering degree, there wouldn't really be much advancement. Even then, the pay division between an engineer and a technician is not so great to warrant it.
My question is thus: what are the most employable bachelor degrees that a person could pursue? Which degrees would offer the most return on the investment?
Wouldn't it be better to maximize the skills and talents that you already possess than to start all over again? Advancement is more a function of what you do with the opportunities that you have than with the degrees that you earn.
The degrees that offer the best ROIs are the ones in fields that you are truly passionate about.
If you are in a dying field like science, journalism etc then starting over is a good idea. BTW that follow your passion and the money will follow advice is trite and nowadays complete BS. I guess all those BA's serving coffee at Starbucks must have lacked passion in their major huh.
Degrees that are doing well
Nursing, engineering, Computer science, HR, Finance, Economics, accounting, trades like pipe fitting.
Wouldn't it be better to maximize the skills and talents that you already possess than to start all over again? Advancement is more a function of what you do with the opportunities that you have than with the degrees that you earn.
The degrees that offer the best ROIs are the ones in fields that you are truly passionate about.
Perhaps, but the difference between what a technologist or engineer makes just doesn't justify going to college for a few more years for it even if it makes me a more desirable candidate.
If you are in a dying field like science, journalism etc then starting over is a good idea. BTW that follow your passion and the money will follow advice is trite and nowadays complete BS. I guess all those BA's serving coffee at Starbucks must have lacked passion in their major huh.
Degrees that are doing well
Nursing, engineering, Computer science, HR, Finance, Economics, accounting, trades like pipe fitting.
I was thinking geology. I already have an Electromechanical Technology degree, which would fall under 'engineering' and 'trades.' \
In the event that I lose my job and I am unable to find a job within a reasonable frame of time, I intend upon returning to college to at least be doing something while searching for something. As it is, I already have two associates degrees with one being in Electromechanical Technology and the other in General Technology. Aside from pursuing an engineering degree, there wouldn't really be much advancement. Even then, the pay division between an engineer and a technician is not so great to warrant it.
My question is thus: what are the most employable bachelor degrees that a person could pursue? Which degrees would offer the most return on the investment?
The most employable and best paying bachelors degree is probably Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
According to BLS, the difference in pay between an Electrical Engineer and a Technologist is over 30K. That's significant. Not to mention the opportunities in advancement with an EE degree.
In terms of being a Geologist, I can speak of that since I come from that field. You must like being outside all day, because that is what the job will be about. You're looking at about 40K to 45K to start and about 60 to 65K mid career.
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