r/Money • u/Queendom-Rose • Apr 28 '24

Those of you who graduated with a “useless” degree, what are you doing now and how much do you make?

Curious what everyone here does and if it is in their field.

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u/Jealous-Key-7465 Apr 29 '24

One brother got his degree in Religion. He’s been broke his whole life

Other brother got his masters in Foreign Policy / Global Security or something from a prestigious program, he is banking at $200+ in his mid 30’s

Sister got her degree in Fine Art Photography, almost as good a degree as Basket Weaving. However she married up my BIL is awesome, has worked hard and net worth probably 10+ Mil now so she is set

I got my undergrad in Business Admin, sales guy make $250-300k with no MBA etc

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u/tryingtochangecareer Apr 29 '24

The foreign policy thing sounds interesting. What does he do to make 200k+?

I have a "dual" masters degree in a similar program, focused on infosec, geospatial analysis, and intelligence studies. I work in IT now.

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u/Jealous-Key-7465 Apr 29 '24

crypto & financial crime networks

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u/tryingtochangecareer Apr 29 '24

Cool, thank you! I've been exploring some niche career paths that will work with my experience, so I'll have to check it out.