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re: Study: College Majors With Highest Incomes
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:54 pm to Mo Jeaux
Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:54 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I know someone who was a Philosophy major. He's a pricipal at a private equity firm who makes more money than you or I will ever make
But did the philosophy degree teach the skills that made him valuable?
This post was edited on 3/2/23 at 3:55 pm
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Posted on 3/2/23 at 3:56 pm to AmishSamurai
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Performing Arts - $39K
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:02 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I know someone who was a Philosophy major. He's a pricipal at a private equity firm who makes more money than you or I will ever make. I hope your son enjoys the major or it's going to be a waste of time and he will resent you.
Your acquaintance is the exception to the rule. I don't beat around the bush with my kids and tell them it will all be sunshine and rainbows if only you follow your heart. I'm too honest and analytical for that crap. I sat him down and showed him that with a technical degree that the opportunities and pay are both higher than that of a philosophy degree. I didn't have to twist his arm.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:05 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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So you're saying you didn't learn anything about the history of photography?
I learned Barry Goldwater was quite the photographer, actually. LINK
His work has been put on public display. Most of it is candid shots around Arizona.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:15 pm to AmishSamurai
Are you sure?
I heard those Women Study Firms were hiring nowadays.
I heard those Women Study Firms were hiring nowadays.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:17 pm to Pechon
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I learned
That's the important thing, not just if it was easy or hard.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:25 pm to AmishSamurai
I am assuming they are lumping my degree in with Misc Biological Sciences but our income corresponds more with the engineering categories. We can make lower paid specialty doctor money if we desire to work residency like hours.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:27 pm to Pechon
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It's a great day to be an engineer
When I graduated 30 years ago we wuz tops....and we still on top. ChE has been a solid ride.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:29 pm to AmishSamurai
From my experience, unless you have a specialized degree such as accounting, engineering, etc, your actual degree doesn’t matter after your first job or two. It is 90% experience. Hence someone with a political science degree working their way up at a company and becoming a supervisor, sales manager etc… it’s all about job skills. You can also go into the petrochemical industry/industrial side and make a lot of money with a shitty or no college degree at all.
This post was edited on 3/2/23 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:42 pm to Pechon
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It's a great day to be an engineer.
And even though Civil is a little lower on that list, a lot of that is probably government DOT jobs where the job security is off the charts.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:44 pm to Pechon
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It's a great day to be an engineer.
Can go further than that. Have a trade.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 4:57 pm to AmishSamurai
They don’t have petroleum engineering on this list…it would be the highest paid out of college.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:06 pm to DamnGood86
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I am no rocket engineer, but I bet close to half the people make more than the median.
Nah, aeros passionate about space travel will work for NASA for peanuts, or at least that was true prior to the private space companies. I bet SpaceX still doesn't have to pay top dollar to attract talent, just outpace NASA.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:24 pm to AmishSamurai
Any job in the supply chain right now is making bank.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:37 pm to Mo Jeaux
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A person can have a liberal arts major and direct it into a productive field.
It's extremely rare.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:48 pm to VADawg
Not true. Most people work in a field unrelated to their major.
“According to recent research, 62% of recent college graduates are working in jobs that require a degree, yet only 27% of college graduates are working in a job that even relates to their major.”
“According to recent research, 62% of recent college graduates are working in jobs that require a degree, yet only 27% of college graduates are working in a job that even relates to their major.”
This post was edited on 3/2/23 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:52 pm to dgnx6
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Nursing
This one requires fair amount of science, doesn't it?
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:00 pm to SWCBonfire
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Nah, aeros passionate about space travel will work for NASA for peanuts, or at least that was true prior to the private space companies. I bet SpaceX still doesn't have to pay top dollar to attract talent, just outpace NASA.
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:05 pm to Flats
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:27 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I know someone who was a Philosophy major. He's a pricipal at a private equity firm who makes more money than you or I will ever make. I hope your son enjoys the major or it's going to be a waste of time and he will resent you.
A person can have a liberal arts major and direct it into a productive field.
It is likely easier to get there with a better degree, but anyone with the aptitude can succeed. It may just take a bit longer to get there.
Philosophy is something you can learn in the side, while learning something actually useful. Unless you are already wealthy, why pay to learn something with such a limited prospect?
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