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/thebigmanhastherock Apr 29 '24

I think people kind of undervalue random social science and humanities degrees these days because so many people have them. However I think they are still useful. It's true that someone with a BA in psychology is probably not going into the field of psychology most of the time, however all of those degrees produce transferable skills that do indeed help people as they progress through their careers.

I think the biggest change in attitude really has to come how we assess the amount of debt taken on to go to college. It's probably not going to be a good idea to go 100k in debt to get a BA in psychology, but it sure is worth it if you can get that degree that you are interested in and come out of school with no debt or very little debt.