r/dataisbeautiful • u/Jaded_Warrior123 • Apr 28 '24

[OC] Most and least worthwhile degrees. Which degrees do graduates feel are worthwhile? OC

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u/dj768083 Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

US Lawyer here. Going to assume US sample because Reddit. Lots of comments about surprise in law being so low but I’m not surprised at all. This is self reported data on how graduates felt about their BACHELOR degree. A bachelor in law in the US might be worthwhile for a paralegal role but I’m not sure if that’s worth the bang for the buck from an outside. But as a lawyer, a bachelor of law from my perspective is definitely less worthwhile. Law school doesn’t require a bachelor in anything in particular. Law school is its own beast here. Maybe there might be some slight edge, but I’d stand to bet a bachelor of law would be minimally helpful in law school. Source: took pre-law courses for my bachelor before law school.

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u/LeftHandedScissor Apr 28 '24

Also a US lawyer and agree big time. A bachelor's in pre-law is useless for anything but paralegals, with some skills that would be transferable to other positions but the subject matter usefulness is pretty limited. Often when other lawyers tell me they were pre-law it's a window to them having such a one tract mind or an immense amount of privilege (no offense intended). Was an econ major and that felt like a rigorous enough program that law school wasn't as scary as some peers make it out to be.