Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees

Liberal Arts degrees are fine... IF you understand that you’ll need to continue school afterward, like say getting a law degree (J.D.).

But I thought pgilosophers, art historians and English literature teachers all earned 500K a year by age 30?

Because they have zero skills to earn the money to do so.

i would have loved to study some fruity feel good bullshit ~ but realized spending 200k to get a job that pays 20k doesn't work.

So I battled out an engineering degree. It sucked. i partied less than i wanted to.

and paid off my loans ahead of schedule.

CHOICES.

or take my brother who went into the trades. got his hands dirty, his balls busted - but he now makes $150,000 a year - no loans needed. Yeah he works with his hands and gets dirty ~ snowflakes need not apply there either.

Engineers eh ... not sure that was the best route. They all think they make a ton of money or have some prestigious degree, but you end up being a cog that can't think out of the box or do anything innovative 90% of the time.

THE GOVERNMENT does not give 18-21-year-olds guaranteed loans to buy a house, or, to start a business.

Yet, they gave these nondischargeable loans to Ritalin/Soy generation kids.

I'm a conservative.

I'm a tradesman.

I have 3 degrees. (no debt)

Not one of my degrees prepared me to be an entrepreneur. In each case, I paid a lot of money to be an employee

Public universities didn't cost 250,000 in 1983-1987. The system is broken. The kids were sold a fraudulent bill of goods.

The university system is being used to sell out the United States, flip demographics, and give away an American birthright to foreigners.

They are sacrificing American kids on the altar to underwrite the debt.

You almost had your hooks in me didn't you dear
You nearly had me roped and tied
Altar-bound, hypnotized

Pay attention to that word "Hypnotized"

The people who pushed abortions have also figured out that if you put kids in insurmountable debt by 21, they will delay getting married and having kids.

They bailed out the bankers. Its time to bail out, if nothing changes, our last American generation.

i would have loved to study some fruity feel good bullshit ~ but realized spending 200k to get a job that pays 20k doesn't work.

So I battled out an engineering degree. It sucked. i partied less than i wanted to.

and paid off my loans ahead of schedule.

CHOICES.

or take my brother who went into the trades. got his hands dirty, his balls busted - but he now makes $150,000 a year - no loans needed. Yeah he works with his hands and gets dirty ~ snowflakes need not apply there either.

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Liberal Arts degrees are a joke!

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I'm 58 now....I went to Brooklyn Tech HS.....classes included Metal shop, Industrial Design, Patternmaking, mechanical drawing, and foundry.....I was a self employed fabricator....

Oh I couldn't agree with this more. I'm not "shilling" STEMs. I know STEM isn't a panacea because the outsourcing whores. That said, I'd rather my kid have a BS in Engineering than a degree English Lit.

Of course, I've told my son, over and over. If you're going to college, it's on scholarships and the money you earn to pay for it. Ergo, he's in a state school and has numerous academic scholarships.

He also has certificates from our regional vo-tech in carpentry and electrical trades. He keeps his OSHA 10 current. And works construction in the summers and does machinate at the college part-time.

Two-thirds of employees report regrets about their advanced degrees, as Americans question the high cost of higher education.
Student loan debt has ballooned to nearly $1.6 trillion nationwide in 2019, topping the list of regrets for employees.
Science, technology, engineering or math majors, who are more likely to enjoy higher salaries, were least likely to report regrets, while those in the humanities were most likely.

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I worked my way through college. I also put my husband through college (I worked, he went to College)He got BS in Computer Science. Our daughter is also working her way through college - (almost done with BS in Math (she wants' to teach HS / (and will Ace the teaching credential test))// it can be done!! No debt!! It just takes longer, and requires discipline. It helps to live in an area that is affordable, (and get roommates). We lived incredibly low cost. We had fun doing it too! Some food pantries help people working thier way through college// ((they like to help people with goals//we paid back volunteering))

If your regret your degree it’s because you were fuckin retarded.

When i chose a major I listed everything that made the most money. Then i chose the one that was best out of that list.

Now i’m retired at 44 with a passive income of $200k.

Our lives are a culmination of our decisions. Do you make wise choices?

If your regret your degree it’s because you were fuckin retarded.

When i chose a major I listed everything that made the most money. Then i chose the one that was best out of that list.

Now i’m retired at 44 with a passive income of $200k.

Our lives are a culmination of our decisions. Do you make wise choices?

We with humanity degrees have skills, one is called critical thinking. Should try it sometime.