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Can you make a video of which jobs should be safe or new jobs that automation might end up creating to consider studying for? Its a hard topic I know since people think AI will create jobs like Industrial Revolution but I have yet to see them say the jobs description or what they will be.
Colleges are businesses too. If they were completely transparent they'd be losing money. _Once you graduate with a useless degree it's your problem not theirs._ Do your research.
I wanted to go to UCSB by studying Sociology and for a great experience. However, if I did that I would be in deep shit with lots of debt, so I went to Cal State Fullerton instead no debt
@RazorKevs yo you know I watch smarkbusters? Lol those guys are comedy gold. Yes I remember they filmed that Triple H video at a college and they are indeed successful
@RazorKevs Oh gosh haha I've probably said some awful things I regret here and there but some things I still agree with lefty and righty about the business
Great video. For the record, I have a BA and MA in history, but my endgame was to always be a history teacher/professor. I was fortunate to know what I wanted to do, so this was a win for me and anyone else that shared my path. I also have a ton of IT certifications that kept me employed with some high-end companies doing cybersecurity while I was in school following my passion. I recently completed an Ed.D. and now make six figures between teaching high school and college. It's all about knowing what you want to do, knowing what you are getting into, as well as following through.
Archaeology and Bio Anthropology were such cool classes and my professors were both super cool people who are very smart. However, my Archaeology prof had a PhD, decades of fieldwork experience, and a lot of research under his name. He STILL said that there is no money in archaeology.
I earned a worthless degree. I had a difficult time getting a job. I was unemployed and depressed for a while. Now im enrolled in nursing school and will graduate in 6 months. I'll be working in a clinic just a few blocks from my house. It feels good.
I am feeling oddly pleased about the fact that a philosophy degree was not on the list, I managed to find a pretty decent middle management job after college but I am not really sure exactly how much my degree actually had to do with it. Either way, great video as per usual, keep it up!
Philosophy major tend to think more rationally and logically. And I think that is very useful in life in general. So I am not surprised that it does better than other humanities major.
I’m changing my degree from computer engineering to recreation therapy because my aunt knows a guy who knows a friend who’s son knows a guy who’s uncle knows a guy that got that degree and makes good money
I am a former history major who transferred in to nursing. I’ll graduate a semester late, but that is a small price to pay for having actual job prospects after my bachelors. I sincerely appreciate your efforts in making these videos- not to mention the bravery required to call out these liberal arts majors for what they are. I couldn’t be happier with my decision to become a registered nurse, and I honestly sleep better every night knowing that my future career will be strong and that I will get to help people every day in my line of work. Thank you.
I love these videos. I am a parent with teenage daughters and belong to a number of Facebook channels about college planning, paying for college, parents of high school & college kids, etc. I have the same opinions as you; one needs to go to college with a PLAN and whatever one studies needs to have ROI. My mom (who didn't go to college) had the same opinion and guided my me in the same way, thank God. You would be surprised at HOW MANY people get OUTRAGED at the premise of some degrees being of lesser value.
Susan Oakes Yours is an extreme viewpoint. Yes, liberal arts degrees might not be the same as an engineering or accounting degree. But it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a guaranteed shot you will fail. Just supplement your degree with practical minor(s) and/or graduate degrees in practical areas like a JD. Your kids will grow to resent you.
@36_Unique Sekar Kinanthi Science degrees are usually more theoretical. Let's take physics vs electrical engineering as an example. In a physics degree you take one or more theoretical electromagnetism classes and maybe a lab, but in electrical engineering you take a less theoretical approach with one electromagnetism course while doing many labs and practical work instead such as soldering, electronics construction e.t.c.
My high school forced me to do a month of “outdoor education” in 2017, and basically we would just walk around with a heavy pack in the forrest and learn how to read a compass and a map. The “outdoor education” teacher told us that it’s important because we did some “math” by reading a map, and some “english” by writing a page about what we did at the end. Yeah 2 hours of actual work in 4 weeks. And guess what? The school is getting rid of this useless subject next year
I’m a current college student pursuing a music degree and ever since COVID took over everything, I learned more about money on UA-cam and by reading books (currently reading Richest Man in Babylon). I’m slowly realizing that a life in music isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Even though my mom is paying for my education, I feel like I will put it to waste if I do wound up graduating. I have a vague idea on what I want to do for the rest of my life, though I’m learning more about money like mentioned, and even started an investing account. Am I going to make mistakes, yes, though I’m learning as much as I can. Wish me luck!
Don't worry. That is part of learning. Another reason I wouldn't recommend people to major in what they interested in is because they realize it's not what would turn out and have unrealistic expectations. That is why you should pursue your interest at your free time. I would suggest looking into jobs you can do after graduation like Sales, Freelance, or Customer Service to get started.
I agree. UA-camrs like Armchair Historian spend loads of time and effort to create their informative videos but are underpaid, often due to youtube demonetizing them
Most people with a history degree either go to law school or to grad school to become history college professors. I admire history progressives s lot. I wish I was one of them!
@@lbottap90 liberal arts majors like history can be good if you had a realistic plan supplementing from a vocational area like CS or accounting could help a lot. Also, professor is a one way ticket to adjunct hell. Various government jobs are there too.
I’m seeing how colleges make the degrees more interesting by putting this fancy names on them like my soon to be college changed the chemistry masters program to “bio molecule and cells technology “ something like that you should talk more about that too!
As a Presbyterian, I agree with your assessment of ministry degrees. Most churches require a Masters of Divinity degree, which is only for people who want to be pastors. An M.Div requires a bachelors degree… it could be a bachelors in anything. It’s completely pointless to get a bachelors in ministry because that’s not a requirement for any ministry position, Atleast in my denomination (OPC) and you don’t need one to get into seminary for a M.Div. A lot of seminary students have STEM degrees because it gives them something to fall back on (99% of the time, ministers are signing up for a life of low income, if they get paid for being a minister at all)
The idea of seeing whether your passion is something you may go about via watching UA-cam videos/online courses is really important! I agree with you about the reality of pursuing a history degree.
It is harsh to “face the real world” but I would’t change my MA degree in Archaeology for anything. In my country the high education is public and free so I didn’t have to pay for it and I loved every second of my Uni life. We learn how to think critically and we get the knowledge you can not just learn on UA-cam or by reading because we had the chance to talk to and be educated by some great professors. It’s hard not to have a decent job after spending 5 years to get the MA degree but then again I don’t see myself being able to study anything else besides the humanities. That being said, I don’t think my degree has more value than some other, but it also doesn’t have less. And you can not compare the knowledge someone gets with watching yt videos
Totally agree with Recreational Therapy. Even if you want to be a recreational therapist, you should major in something more general that will help you in that field like Psychology or Rehab Sciences and minor in Rec Therapy. When I was 13, I went into an in-patient physical rehab place after I had a severe brain injury. As part of the program, I saw a recreational therapist. Literally, all she did was play board games with me. That's it. It was more of the OT's job to figure out how to adapt my disabilities to new hobbies. And if I needed help today with a similar issue, I would see an OT, not a Rec Therapist. Please don't set yourself up for failure. Do not get a recreational therapy degree, anyone can play games with patients. If your passion is helping people overcome trauma by playing games with them, I strongly recommend looking into becoming an OTA (occupational therapist assistant) in a pediatric setting. They do a lot of the hands-on stuff that recreational therapists do but get paid 2 to 3x as much.
Oh, what was the one I remember some 8 years ago about the young woman whom ran up in excess of $250K of student loan debt to obtain a doctorate in German Literature, and when all was complete and the smoke cleared - couldn't even land a job at a second-hand bookstore in Munich, Frankfurt, or Köln?
Actually, this is incorrect. I have a History degree, and I have worked as a Non profit manager, a marketing asst, hr assistant and a recruiter. So as long as you study a skill to compliment your degree then you can do it. My buddy also got a history degree and he just bought a house last year and he has a administrative job as well. Don't listen to someone that doesn't even have a degree in the subject that they are talking about.
Exactly my thought as well. I don’t understand the logic of not working in something you love. These are the very same people who complain about life online every day. I’m a firm believer that if you work in something you love doing, life is enjoyed better. Everyone determines happiness with how much money you have. My perspective is different: my life would be more fun doing stuff I love than having more money. Because, at the end of one’s life, money holds no value. Rather, it is your sense of accomplishment and happiness you had living life the way you wanted to live it. In fact, I look to my own parents for inspiration. They got to live their childhood dream careers and are happy every single day. And guess what? We have a very financially stable situation. We’re not ultra rich, but we’re upper middle class.
What does being a nonprofit manager or a marketing assistant have to do with history? Your degree is useless my friend I have a masters and a bachelors in aerospace engineering and guess what I do for a living, I’m in aerospace engineer. All those degrees are useless and pretty much way too easy and a joke. Those degrees were invented by universities to make money off people too stupid to get a real degree in something useful like stem. I’d like to see all the liberal arts students take a year of calculus physics and engineering the way they make us waste our time in those useless lib arts subjects As part of some pointless general education Requirement. The only thing I learned in those classes is that the students that were actually majoring in those useless subjects were all idiots
@@the_boss2194 yea you sound stupid. These liberal arts majors are the same people who complain about capitalism despite having majors that don’t net them high quality jobs.
@@deltafx9462 some majors may appear as “useless” as they do not yield the same employment opportunities as others. But it is your ability to leverage your degree. If that is is done no degree is useless. Life is what you make of it.
I gotta say your really doing a good job cause your telling people the reality of the situation and if they can’t take the heat there next move is to hate. Keep on keeping on bro 🔆🔆🔆
I love you for mentioning Dan Carlin - his podcast really is extremely delightful for those who find history interesting. I'm a medical student who is also passionate about ancient history.
I have a couple of artist friends. They went to Uni and got their art degrees. They are successful artists, and they sell their paintings. The money and time they spent helped them to improve their skills and talents. Good return! Then I know other so-called 'artists', they can make doddle, and they think no one understands their arts. They went to the art school, spend money and time. I think the degree they got is useless for them. They were just lazy people and decided to get an easy degree.
I think, we should also learn to go out from our comfort zone to be successful. I'm an illustrator myself but fine arts it's not my course since it's not available in our university. I finish my education degree major in techonology and livelifood educstion(formerly home economics).Although i failed in my board exam.I have a job now and currently finishing my digital graphic novel project. My boss also asigns me on brochures, calling cards, office decors and documentaries. My position doesn't require civil service, but i should take it. This is only tje chance to become a regular employee amd get promoted. I don't really mind if it will not make me a millionaire as long as I'm stable in my job.
My major is too tiny to ever be mentioned in a video like this (most people have never even heard of Linguistics, and have no idea what it actually is; note that it's in an entirely different department than foreign language studies). That being said, it's a highly specific and specialized field of study that's involved in a broad enough range of potential careers (everything from forensics to psychology to speech pathology to computers) that I feel like linguistics varies wildly from "bad enough to easily make this list" to "good enough to rank as high as computer science" (especially when what you're doing actually is linguistic computer science, a.k.a. computational linguistics/natural language processing). Definitely the kind of major it's good to have a plan with, but overall a very worthwhile major in my opinion, based on conversations I've had with various working professionals :3
Hi, asking as someone who's about to start studying linguistics, have you outlined a career path since you wrote this comment? This is the only field of study that I'm truly passionate about but the possibility of unemployment still worries me. Would you care to share some insight?
@@woolrules I would say it depends on what your "and" is :3 Basically, are you interested in linguistics and computers? Linguistics and forensics? Linguistics and medicine? Linguistics and research? With this major you kind of need an "and" since verrrrrry few people will pay you to just do linguistics itself. The most money is in computational linguistics, but you basically have to double major in computer science with linguistics to do really well. You can do pretty well with forensic linguistics too though, and being a speech language pathologist pays pretty good but you do need a master's degree for that. Then there's of course research based careers but you usually need a PhD for that and will likely have to work as a professor. You can also be a TESOL instructor or teach a foreign language, but TESOL doesn't pay super well and for foreign languages you have to be fluent. There are other careers with a linguistics degree but those are the main ones I know of. Personally I've decided to use my transferrable skills from linguistics to pivot into something non-linguistics related. I'm planning on being a data analyst :3 I still use linguistics for my hobby (conlanging - artificial language invention) but I won't be using it for my career. But that's just because I discovered through linguistics that I really love data and I do like computers, just not quite enough to become a computational linguist. Anywho, hopefully this helps somewhat :3
@@woolrules No problem, let me know if you have any other questions! (One more tip: if you haven't encountered syntax yet, don't let it scare you away from linguistics haha, nothing else in the major will ever be as difficult as syntax 🤣 My university has you study syntax early on presumably as a way of weeding people out XD I love syntax because I'm crazy 😜 but yeah it's wicked challenging. If you can pass a syntax class, you can handle anything in linguistics.)
Hello, Shane! I discovered your channel not too long ago and watched a decent amount of your videos; keep it up! I consider you to be very underrated. Also, I was wondering if you're interested in making a ranking on 'careers for introverts that pays well.'
Senior year in college graduating in a double degree in psychology and History-international relations UA-cam: The most useless Liberal Arts Degrees List: History Me: 😭😭😭
I do believe in telling folks fact but sometimes all you can do is damage control . If you can’t convince a young person not to pursue a liberal arts degree encourage them to double major in something worth while . Or at best an associates in the useless degree bachelors in the worthwhile one . Young people realize things too late heeding the information afterwards .
Recreational therapy is not about using recreation as therapy. It is about helping people with disabilities. In rehab centers, recreational therapists work alongside physcial, occupational, and speech therapists to help people recover from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, major accidents, etc
I heard some individuals that they choose nursing even they don't like the course.And then, they passed the board exam. But after saving enough money from their stable job, they pursue their dream course. Some of theme choose culinary, fine arts, and the likes. Some even choose business amd they suceed. I think, it really depends on your other skills. I'm an artist but I should also strengthen my other skills such as communication, writiing and problem solving. At least, I can pass civil service If I excell in those area.
Hello Shane and everyone. Adding my two cents here. Majoring in something that will make you money such as Engineering will back fire of you get poor grades or are horrible at it. My friends who majored in Communications doubled in Marketing or something business related.
In india it's either become a doctor or an engineer . But thankfully that's slowly changing. I've always admired how Americans have so many educational opportunities. So many career options .
Like you had mentioned, doing research is huge. I researched the crap out of my degree. I have a strong passion for music performance and education. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to go into heavy debt. I am just about finished with my degree. With loans, grants, and scholarships, I'll only have maybe $15,000 in debt which I can pay off in about a year. Pay for teachers varies per state and district. I would be looking at roughly $43,000 starting pay. Add maybe an extra $5000 in lessons and side gigs for fun and that's pretty good for me. This does make me heavily reconsider pursuing a doctorate in music. I would love a doctorate, but maybe not exactly in music. I would love to hear about other peoples experiences.
From your description of recreational therapy, it doesn't appear that you really understand what it is. I work with recreational therapists and they design recreational activities for people with disabilities or special needs. For example, how do you take a person with autism and have him/ her enjoy what society has to offer - such as going to the movies. It can be a big challenge. Unfortunately, like many health and human services professions in the United States, the pay isn't the greatest.
You have to get specific to get a secondary education license. For elementary education there is just the general certification but at secondary you have to have a certain amount of course work in your specialization of science, english, math, history, etc.
Welp. I decided in highschool as a junior that I wanted to be an Art therapist (falls under fckin recreational therapy and there is hardly any formal information on this specific branch of this field) and I had a life crisis and then drudged my way through school after numerous financial issues. I'm about to finish my Associates (majoring in psychology, HA) and midway through the summer of last year I decided this wasn't for me despite my heavy interest in psychology and art. I'm really scared because I'm graduating this fall and I'm wondering really hard if I should even pursue a bachelors at all. I mainly want to do something that will give me personal satisfaction and also benefit others (in whatever way). I decided that since my institution refused to help me change my degree (I told them I just wanted to teach art or psych), I stopped walking and starting sprinting to finish my A.A. just to get the hell out of there since I was already so close to the finish line. I'm nervous and overwhelmed but happy that I had at least a bit of personal insight to know I didn't want to go down that path. I have options but I still feel so stuck. I have a natural affinity for art but I don't want to be a starving artist and I refuse to take out a student loan for any reason.
@@ShaneHummus IYou're right! I was considering becoming an Art teacher (to work up to the collegiate level) rather than being an Art therapist since I feel I could still utilize all the useful things psychology and sociology has to offer. My plan now is figuring out how to transition to that educational path (and I also wanted tot each a foreign language but why not and languages are cool and I already speak and write in spanish. SO basically attempt to get certified in either Art alone or both Art and Spanish as an educator). I'm nervous about the career switch but I'm not much good at anything else and I'm going to be 25 VERY soon and yeah yay quarter life crisis. Edit: well maybe I lied... I'm good at picking things up quickly that don't involve complex math, Makeup, Speaking (so communications...), and my career assessments always label me as artistic, social, and enterprising (in that order).
Outdoor studies?? Bloody hell!! I googled it and clicked on a link and saw it on a university website and it’s a thing here in the UK too!!! They charge £9,250 per year so by the time you’re done you’re paying £27,750 to learn how to canoe and rock climb??? I DON’T GET IT!!!!!!
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS oh yeah definitely, these are some of the modules. What made me laugh the most was the module *earth, fire and water. Didn’t humanity get over that thousands of years ago?
Man you’re so great; not only do you make some of the most meaningful videos on youtube, you also respond to nearly every question on your videos. Btw Ik I asked this before but this time it’ll be a little more nuanced: do you think a BA in CS and an MS in CS at an accredited university is great in terms of salary and in terms of job prospects than a BS in CS by itself. People were saying a BA in CS would look very week in my application. What is your thoughts on having the best chance of getting hired?
The good thing about BLA is if you complete it and continue with a BA you’ll get credit for the foreign language even if you don’t take a foreign language course. The BLA doesn’t require a foreign language. Use the BLA to supplement your BA. For example I have my BLA with minors in Psychology & English. I’m finishing up my BA in Criminal Justice Criminology. My BLA takes care of all my core courses for my BA so there’s minimal extra expense.
I'm surprised you haven't brought up degrees like culinary arts, baking and pastry, and other hospitality subjects yet. Unless I missed that video. I know so many people who went to culinary school and went tens of thousands of dollars in debt and now only make $10-$15/hr, have little hope of getting to a rank where they make a reasonable amount of money before they're 40, and will never pay back their student loans. I do not remotely understand why anyone would go to school for something that you can easily get into without school. I, personally, have spent a year and a half of my life working in some of the most prestigious kitchens in the country with no culinary schooling or experience. Learned more than any of the people I know who went to culinary school in less time and got paid to do it. Not paid well, but paid.
I did a major in Marketing and minored in Japanese. I am doing an MA in Asian Studies where I am not required to write a thesis. The degrees come from public institutions.
Outdoors education? Seriously? Recreation therapists, I have seen! They are very good at what they do, but I never understood why they needed a college degree for that. But they cared a lot for the residents of a retirement home. They were really fantastic! My B.A. was in philosophy. Thank you for not including it here on this list! My master is in guidance and counseling, which turned out to be even worse because, even having an LPC license, 14 years have passed without working a minute as a professional counselor.
Pedantic rant warning: The "exception proves the rule" doesn't work like that. For example, suppose there is a sign on your street that says "No Parking on street, Sundays 7am-1pm." That exception proves the rule that it's okay to park on the street at all other times. Now say you win the lottery. That exception does not prove the rule that "others most likely won't win the lottery." You winning the lottery doesn't imply anything about other people's odds of winning. Even though it's still true that most other people aren't going to win.
@@carrotorcarat2608 I would not say all of the points Shane makes are false. They are true in some respects. It's just that it does not mean that an arts degree condemns you to failure. They can work if you had a solid game plan.
Honestly I find those "(subject) teacher degrees" so strange. In Texas if you want to leave college being able to teach, you'll most likely get a bachelor in something such as biology, with teacher certification. My sophomore year chemistry teacher did this just in case she didn't make it into med school.
i’m so grateful i have a passion for biochemistry which can actually get me a job 😭 it might not pay the best but at least the job market is kinda okay lmao
I have a few weeks to decide what I'm majoring in and I JUST discovered you. Thank you so much for all your videos, I can't even begin to explain how helpful they are! Lots of love from India!
You make good points, but education degrees are in no way useless. The numbers are just bad, but it does not make the degree useless. Also, I think you could include education as one point instead of splitting it up
My sociology degree got me nowhere. But if you plan to apply to law school later, it will work. Also, if you take pre-med subjects as electives, you can apply to medical school. But the sociology degree alone will get you nothing. I went to nursing school later, so my 4 year degree in sociology took time and money I could have used elsewhere. I learned a lot though.
I’ve found that most RPTM (the leisure degree version at my school) majors at my school are people who’s parents own businesses and their parents want them to take this over. Wouldn’t it make more sense to work under your parents for 4 years?
I noticed that Philosophy was not in the worst or best liberal arts degree videos. I've heard that it's the hardest degree for a disproportionately small return. Would you agree?
I didn't want a post to be too long. History isn't a bad major and in my observation, many History majors go on to Graduate school/ Law school. The writing and reading required for the major helps.
Your channel have some great content. I think some your video's are better then some advisors I met with. For some one who major in Health, Human Performance and Recreation. I say your view on Rec and leisure studies has some truth to it. Although people in order to make a career have to have a B.S and usually get a certified parks and recreation professional certification, to make a living. Some other ones if they want to into aquatics management.From the professionals I met they all love their jobs and if you stick with it you make a decent salary. Alot of degrees you have to move a different part of the country to find jobs. Recreation majors do very well where I live in Colorado. I do think you have to take that into consideration when picking a major. I think biggest reasons students go into debt because they chose to go straight to a 4 year school without plan instead of just going to a community college first. Keep up the good work, loved your video on health careers. It has given me some ideas to major in grad school.
Can you make a video about the flaws of our education system? I'm sure many would love to hear your perspective. For example, why our college is one if not the most expensive in the world?
Chinese and Korean money / a blank check from the government in the form of student loans. I’m sure there are other factors, but these are two of the biggest contributors.
@@saltysirensx Law is real saturated right now unless you go to a tier 1 (which is very unlikely). Law tends to be the alternative for Liberal Arts majors when they cannot find a job. Believe me I have seen many attempts.
I have BA in Media & Communication from the UK and it does open any job in the media/film industry, but I want to get an MA in something that is more in demand and will secure me a better future (financially), on the other hand, my problem is that I was never interested in basic 9:00-5:00 office jobs and I am a very creative person and I don't know what to do! Maybe something related to technology? I don't know! Any ideas Shane??? *HELP*
Well, for the most part, unless you're going to get at least a masters in anything non- Stem it's not wise to get those degrees unless you're rich and already have plans lined up through your rich parents.
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Shane Can you do the Best double degrees,by the way Shane is Double degree is better than a single degree?
Don’t you need a History degree if you want to be a teacher in that subject?
Can you make a video of which jobs should be safe or new jobs that automation might end up creating to consider studying for? Its a hard topic I know since people think AI will create jobs like Industrial Revolution but I have yet to see them say the jobs description or what they will be.
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Colleges are businesses too. If they were completely transparent they'd be losing money. _Once you graduate with a useless degree it's your problem not theirs._ Do your research.
Exactly
😂😂😂😂😂😂Spot on! Either you finesse the college or they finesse you!😭😭
Most Definitely!
That is exactly what we need: “ do your research “
I don't mean to put anyone down but I hate to see when the cost of the degree doesn't justify the potential salary
Spot on!
I wanted to go to UCSB by studying Sociology and for a great experience. However, if I did that I would be in deep shit with lots of debt, so I went to Cal State Fullerton instead no debt
True.
@RazorKevs yo you know I watch smarkbusters? Lol those guys are comedy gold. Yes I remember they filmed that Triple H video at a college and they are indeed successful
@RazorKevs Oh gosh haha I've probably said some awful things I regret here and there but some things I still agree with lefty and righty about the business
Great video. For the record, I have a BA and MA in history, but my endgame was to always be a history teacher/professor. I was fortunate to know what I wanted to do, so this was a win for me and anyone else that shared my path. I also have a ton of IT certifications that kept me employed with some high-end companies doing cybersecurity while I was in school following my passion. I recently completed an Ed.D. and now make six figures between teaching high school and college. It's all about knowing what you want to do, knowing what you are getting into, as well as following through.
Thanks for watching Joseph
Good point Joseph! Imho, liberal arts degrees are fine if you have practical minor(s) and/or graduate degrees in practical areas.
Archaeology and Bio Anthropology were such cool classes and my professors were both super cool people who are very smart. However, my Archaeology prof had a PhD, decades of fieldwork experience, and a lot of research under his name. He STILL said that there is no money in archaeology.
Thanks for sharing
I earned a worthless degree. I had a difficult time getting a job. I was unemployed and depressed for a while. Now im enrolled in nursing school and will graduate in 6 months. I'll be working in a clinic just a few blocks from my house. It feels good.
what was your degree?
I am feeling oddly pleased about the fact that a philosophy degree was not on the list, I managed to find a pretty decent middle management job after college but I am not really sure exactly how much my degree actually had to do with it. Either way, great video as per usual, keep it up!
Philo stats looks good
Philosophy doesn't tend to very well when compared to something like Engineering but when compared to most Humanities and Arts it looks well.
@@Renfrovarietychannel Heard Financial Advisors don't need a degree.
Philosophy major tend to think more rationally and logically. And I think that is very useful in life in general. So I am not surprised that it does better than other humanities major.
Philosophy can get you into major jobs like law. It's a really hard major that's brain twisting, but so good..
I’m changing my degree from computer engineering to recreation therapy because my aunt knows a guy who knows a friend who’s son knows a guy who’s uncle knows a guy that got that degree and makes good money
😂😂😂😂😂🤦🏿♂️
I know a........ nvm
It’s who you know!
🤣🤣🤣
u deserve waayyy more subscribers!!!! Ur personality and humor is on point
Wow! that means a lot. Thank you
@@ShaneHummus lol
I am a former history major who transferred in to nursing. I’ll graduate a semester late, but that is a small price to pay for having actual job prospects after my bachelors. I sincerely appreciate your efforts in making these videos- not to mention the bravery required to call out these liberal arts majors for what they are. I couldn’t be happier with my decision to become a registered nurse, and I honestly sleep better every night knowing that my future career will be strong and that I will get to help people every day in my line of work. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing that Adele. Cheers!
I love these videos. I am a parent with teenage daughters and belong to a number of Facebook channels about college planning, paying for college, parents of high school & college kids, etc. I have the same opinions as you; one needs to go to college with a PLAN and whatever one studies needs to have ROI. My mom (who didn't go to college) had the same opinion and guided my me in the same way, thank God. You would be surprised at HOW MANY people get OUTRAGED at the premise of some degrees being of lesser value.
I'm definitely not surprised haha, I get loads of hate comments every day for what seems to be common sense advice to me. Cheers!
Susan Oakes
Yours is an extreme viewpoint. Yes, liberal arts degrees might not be the same as an engineering or accounting degree. But it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a guaranteed shot you will fail. Just supplement your degree with practical minor(s) and/or graduate degrees in practical areas like a JD. Your kids will grow to resent you.
Medicine, dentistry, maths, physics and engineering are the best degrees imo
Ps: I am doing physics and trust me, it’s a great degree.
Wont get many arguments against that
Agreed. Best of luck Ibrahim
Business
Typically narrow minded
@36_Unique Sekar Kinanthi Science degrees are usually more theoretical. Let's take physics vs electrical engineering as an example. In a physics degree you take one or more theoretical electromagnetism classes and maybe a lab, but in electrical engineering you take a less theoretical approach with one electromagnetism course while doing many labs and practical work instead such as soldering, electronics construction e.t.c.
My high school forced me to do a month of “outdoor education” in 2017, and basically we would just walk around with a heavy pack in the forrest and learn how to read a compass and a map. The “outdoor education” teacher told us that it’s important because we did some “math” by reading a map, and some “english” by writing a page about what we did at the end. Yeah 2 hours of actual work in 4 weeks. And guess what? The school is getting rid of this useless subject next year
Good thing they are getting rid of it 😂
you can learn all of this by joining the scouts
@@miliba right.
I’m a current college student pursuing a music degree and ever since COVID took over everything, I learned more about money on UA-cam and by reading books (currently reading Richest Man in Babylon). I’m slowly realizing that a life in music isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. Even though my mom is paying for my education, I feel like I will put it to waste if I do wound up graduating. I have a vague idea on what I want to do for the rest of my life, though I’m learning more about money like mentioned, and even started an investing account. Am I going to make mistakes, yes, though I’m learning as much as I can. Wish me luck!
You got this Johnny. Good luck!
Don't worry. That is part of learning. Another reason I wouldn't recommend people to major in what they interested in is because they realize it's not what would turn out and have unrealistic expectations. That is why you should pursue your interest at your free time. I would suggest looking into jobs you can do after graduation like Sales, Freelance, or Customer Service to get started.
@@infamouscrusader3363 dude ‘useless’ degrees are what you make of them.
Gotta give it to the man! he made some really good points. Keep it up Shane!
Thanks Paulo
You should make a video about the difference between pay/salary after graduating from top colleges versus regular state schools.
Nice suggestion. I'll keep that in mind Andrew
According to Dave Ramsey...there's no difference. In most cases, esp in the 21st century. Experience in the actual field trumps any top tier school.
Sure history is a bad degree overall, but historians are mad underappreciated imo
Good point Brody
I agree. UA-camrs like Armchair Historian spend loads of time and effort to create their informative videos but are underpaid, often due to youtube demonetizing them
Most people with a history degree either go to law school or to grad school to become history college professors. I admire history progressives s lot. I wish I was one of them!
@@lbottap90 History progressive is a good career.
@@lbottap90 liberal arts majors like history can be good if you had a realistic plan supplementing from a vocational area like CS or accounting could help a lot. Also, professor is a one way ticket to adjunct hell. Various government jobs are there too.
Why do I get a feeling that the most useless business degrees are next
Do you smell what the Rock is cooking?
Business ard not useless
Business more employable than business
I'm down
I just enrolled in Bsba major in finance and I'm really looking forward to it.
I’m seeing how colleges make the degrees more interesting by putting this fancy names on them like my soon to be college changed the chemistry masters program to “bio molecule and cells technology “ something like that you should talk more about that too!
You bet Lucilla. I might make a video for that in the future
As a Presbyterian, I agree with your assessment of ministry degrees. Most churches require a Masters of Divinity degree, which is only for people who want to be pastors. An M.Div requires a bachelors degree… it could be a bachelors in anything. It’s completely pointless to get a bachelors in ministry because that’s not a requirement for any ministry position, Atleast in my denomination (OPC) and you don’t need one to get into seminary for a M.Div. A lot of seminary students have STEM degrees because it gives them something to fall back on (99% of the time, ministers are signing up for a life of low income, if they get paid for being a minister at all)
The idea of seeing whether your passion is something you may go about via watching UA-cam videos/online courses is really important! I agree with you about the reality of pursuing a history degree.
Glad we are on the same page there David. Cheers!
Me: *sweats throughout the whole video to see if psychology is on the list*
Me: *is relieved as a psychology graduate to see it is not on the list*
Thanks for watching
Me sweating even harder waiting for Sociology...
What's your plan with a major in psychology as I'm doing the same
Would you recommend a double doctorate in library sciences and animal linguistics with a minor in animal cultures?
How to be Tarzan? 😂
@@ShaneHummus 😂😂😂 I had to laugh at that
My dog is a prodigy at these subjects, especially animal cultures
Genuinely curious here, what are you planning to do with this degree set? I didn't even know animal linguistics was a thing.
No
Colleges and Universities were founded on the Liberal Arts. Engineering, etc. should be relegated to tech schools.
What sad is that most of the ones who take these seem to never ever think long term. It was never instilled to them how unfair the job prospects are.
True
When you actually tell them they get offended by the truth until they graduate and face the real world.
It is harsh to “face the real world” but I would’t change my MA degree in Archaeology for anything. In my country the high education is public and free so I didn’t have to pay for it and I loved every second of my Uni life. We learn how to think critically and we get the knowledge you can not just learn on UA-cam or by reading because we had the chance to talk to and be educated by some great professors. It’s hard not to have a decent job after spending 5 years to get the MA degree but then again I don’t see myself being able to study anything else besides the humanities. That being said, I don’t think my degree has more value than some other, but it also doesn’t have less. And you can not compare the knowledge someone gets with watching yt videos
Totally agree with Recreational Therapy. Even if you want to be a recreational therapist, you should major in something more general that will help you in that field like Psychology or Rehab Sciences and minor in Rec Therapy.
When I was 13, I went into an in-patient physical rehab place after I had a severe brain injury. As part of the program, I saw a recreational therapist. Literally, all she did was play board games with me. That's it. It was more of the OT's job to figure out how to adapt my disabilities to new hobbies. And if I needed help today with a similar issue, I would see an OT, not a Rec Therapist. Please don't set yourself up for failure. Do not get a recreational therapy degree, anyone can play games with patients.
If your passion is helping people overcome trauma by playing games with them, I strongly recommend looking into becoming an OTA (occupational therapist assistant) in a pediatric setting. They do a lot of the hands-on stuff that recreational therapists do but get paid 2 to 3x as much.
Thanks for your input Daniel
Master of Pizza Delivery (BA in Pocket Change Handling), currently reading for a PHD in On-Time Delivery
Very informative and valuable content Shane! Good job ❤
Glad you liked it!
Oh, what was the one I remember some 8 years ago about the young woman whom ran up in excess of $250K of student loan debt to obtain a doctorate in German Literature, and when all was complete and the smoke cleared - couldn't even land a job at a second-hand bookstore in Munich, Frankfurt, or Köln?
*Sees most useless liberal arts degrees
Shane has a lot of subject material for this one
haha right
Actually, this is incorrect. I have a History degree, and I have worked as a Non profit manager, a marketing asst, hr assistant and a recruiter. So as long as you study a skill to compliment your degree then you can do it. My buddy also got a history degree and he just bought a house last year and he has a administrative job as well. Don't listen to someone that doesn't even have a degree in the subject that they are talking about.
Exactly my thought as well. I don’t understand the logic of not working in something you love. These are the very same people who complain about life online every day. I’m a firm believer that if you work in something you love doing, life is enjoyed better. Everyone determines happiness with how much money you have. My perspective is different: my life would be more fun doing stuff I love than having more money. Because, at the end of one’s life, money holds no value. Rather, it is your sense of accomplishment and happiness you had living life the way you wanted to live it.
In fact, I look to my own parents for inspiration. They got to live their childhood dream careers and are happy every single day. And guess what? We have a very financially stable situation. We’re not ultra rich, but we’re upper middle class.
What does being a nonprofit manager or a marketing assistant have to do with history? Your degree is useless my friend I have a masters and a bachelors in aerospace engineering and guess what I do for a living, I’m in aerospace engineer. All those degrees are useless and pretty much way too easy and a joke. Those degrees were invented by universities to make money off people too stupid to get a real degree in something useful like stem. I’d like to see all the liberal arts students take a year of calculus physics and engineering the way they make us waste our time in those useless lib arts subjects As part of some pointless general education Requirement. The only thing I learned in those classes is that the students that were actually majoring in those useless subjects were all idiots
You don’t need a history degree to do that. It’s still correct that history major is useless, history in general isn’t useless.
@@the_boss2194 yea you sound stupid. These liberal arts majors are the same people who complain about capitalism despite having majors that don’t net them high quality jobs.
@@deltafx9462 some majors may appear as “useless” as they do not yield the same employment opportunities as others. But it is your ability to leverage your degree. If that is is done no degree is useless. Life is what you make of it.
How about major in something called
“college major decision studies”
🤣
There is a general studies degree.
Shane, could you please specify what is the name of the list? Thank you! I am a new subscriber, really like your videos!
I gotta say your really doing a good job cause your telling people the reality of the situation and if they can’t take the heat there next move is to hate. Keep on keeping on bro 🔆🔆🔆
thanks
I love you for mentioning Dan Carlin - his podcast really is extremely delightful for those who find history interesting. I'm a medical student who is also passionate about ancient history.
Love his podcast
I have a couple of artist friends. They went to Uni and got their art degrees. They are successful artists, and they sell their paintings. The money and time they spent helped them to improve their skills and talents. Good return!
Then I know other so-called 'artists', they can make doddle, and they think no one understands their arts. They went to the art school, spend money and time. I think the degree they got is useless for them. They were just lazy people and decided to get an easy degree.
I think, we should also learn to go out from our comfort zone to be successful. I'm an illustrator myself but fine arts it's not my course since it's not available in our university. I finish my education degree major in techonology and livelifood educstion(formerly home economics).Although i failed in my board exam.I have a job now and currently finishing my digital graphic novel project. My boss also asigns me on brochures, calling cards, office decors and documentaries. My position doesn't require civil service, but i should take it. This is only tje chance to become a regular employee amd get promoted. I don't really mind if it will not make me a millionaire as long as I'm stable in my job.
Anyone notice one of the hate comments at 0:36 is from a guy named "ihateblackbitches"?
Lmao
My major is too tiny to ever be mentioned in a video like this (most people have never even heard of Linguistics, and have no idea what it actually is; note that it's in an entirely different department than foreign language studies). That being said, it's a highly specific and specialized field of study that's involved in a broad enough range of potential careers (everything from forensics to psychology to speech pathology to computers) that I feel like linguistics varies wildly from "bad enough to easily make this list" to "good enough to rank as high as computer science" (especially when what you're doing actually is linguistic computer science, a.k.a. computational linguistics/natural language processing).
Definitely the kind of major it's good to have a plan with, but overall a very worthwhile major in my opinion, based on conversations I've had with various working professionals :3
Thanks for sharing your input on this
Hi, asking as someone who's about to start studying linguistics, have you outlined a career path since you wrote this comment? This is the only field of study that I'm truly passionate about but the possibility of unemployment still worries me. Would you care to share some insight?
@@woolrules I would say it depends on what your "and" is :3 Basically, are you interested in linguistics and computers? Linguistics and forensics? Linguistics and medicine? Linguistics and research? With this major you kind of need an "and" since verrrrrry few people will pay you to just do linguistics itself.
The most money is in computational linguistics, but you basically have to double major in computer science with linguistics to do really well. You can do pretty well with forensic linguistics too though, and being a speech language pathologist pays pretty good but you do need a master's degree for that. Then there's of course research based careers but you usually need a PhD for that and will likely have to work as a professor.
You can also be a TESOL instructor or teach a foreign language, but TESOL doesn't pay super well and for foreign languages you have to be fluent. There are other careers with a linguistics degree but those are the main ones I know of.
Personally I've decided to use my transferrable skills from linguistics to pivot into something non-linguistics related. I'm planning on being a data analyst :3 I still use linguistics for my hobby (conlanging - artificial language invention) but I won't be using it for my career. But that's just because I discovered through linguistics that I really love data and I do like computers, just not quite enough to become a computational linguist. Anywho, hopefully this helps somewhat :3
@@capercaillieskyeThank you so much for answering!
@@woolrules No problem, let me know if you have any other questions! (One more tip: if you haven't encountered syntax yet, don't let it scare you away from linguistics haha, nothing else in the major will ever be as difficult as syntax 🤣 My university has you study syntax early on presumably as a way of weeding people out XD I love syntax because I'm crazy 😜 but yeah it's wicked challenging. If you can pass a syntax class, you can handle anything in linguistics.)
Great video as always!
Thanks again!
Thank you for your research and your video 😊
My pleasure 😊
Hello, Shane! I discovered your channel not too long ago and watched a decent amount of your videos; keep it up! I consider you to be very underrated.
Also, I was wondering if you're interested in making a ranking on 'careers for introverts that pays well.'
It's in the works. Stay tuned for it
Im already in my second year of community college and just barely realized that my associates degree is not tied to any career until I transfer.
Good luck!
Senior year in college graduating in a double degree in psychology and History-international relations
UA-cam: The most useless Liberal Arts Degrees
List: History
Me: 😭😭😭
Just plan it out. Good luck
Become a history UA-camr 😅
Yeah, pretty lame but at least you know the truth. Now, you should find something realistic to do.
Great video Shane! Video suggestion: Best state for different fields. (Engineering, Health, Finance, Music, Liberal Arts etc. ).
I do believe in telling folks fact but sometimes all you can do is damage control . If you can’t convince a young person not to pursue a liberal arts degree encourage them to double major in something worth while . Or at best an associates in the useless degree bachelors in the worthwhile one . Young people realize things too late heeding the information afterwards .
You're the best Shane!!!!! keep making these awesome videos!
Thanks
Recreational therapy is not about using recreation as therapy. It is about helping people with disabilities. In rehab centers, recreational therapists work alongside physcial, occupational, and speech therapists to help people recover from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, major accidents, etc
I'm surprised child and family studies didn't make the list. It's like an education degree except it doesn't qualify you to be a teacher.
Hmmm.. Thanks for sharing that
I heard some individuals that they choose nursing even they don't like the course.And then, they passed the board exam. But after saving enough money from their stable job, they pursue their dream course. Some of theme choose culinary, fine arts, and the likes. Some even choose business amd they suceed. I think, it really depends on your other skills. I'm an artist but I should also strengthen my other skills such as communication, writiing and problem solving. At least, I can pass civil service If I excell in those area.
In my home state, you have to specialize in a specific educational specialty.
Worst business degrees next plz
Coming this Friday
Business is not bad most employable along with science
What do you think about supply chain management? Heard it’s starting to boom right now. Great video as always!
I might make a video about that. Stay tuned
Hello Shane and everyone. Adding my two cents here. Majoring in something that will make you money such as Engineering will back fire of you get poor grades or are horrible at it. My friends who majored in Communications doubled in Marketing or something business related.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
In india it's either become a doctor or an engineer . But thankfully that's slowly changing. I've always admired how Americans have so many educational opportunities. So many career options .
The biggest disadvantage is how expensive education is
Pls do a rank with finance degree, such as commerce, accountancy, est
Noted
Like you had mentioned, doing research is huge. I researched the crap out of my degree. I have a strong passion for music performance and education. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to go into heavy debt. I am just about finished with my degree. With loans, grants, and scholarships, I'll only have maybe $15,000 in debt which I can pay off in about a year. Pay for teachers varies per state and district. I would be looking at roughly $43,000 starting pay. Add maybe an extra $5000 in lessons and side gigs for fun and that's pretty good for me. This does make me heavily reconsider pursuing a doctorate in music. I would love a doctorate, but maybe not exactly in music. I would love to hear about other peoples experiences.
Thanks for your input
From your description of recreational therapy, it doesn't appear that you really understand what it is. I work with recreational therapists and they design recreational activities for people with disabilities or special needs. For example, how do you take a person with autism and have him/ her enjoy what society has to offer - such as going to the movies. It can be a big challenge. Unfortunately, like many health and human services professions in the United States, the pay isn't the greatest.
Thanks for your input
You have to get specific to get a secondary education license. For elementary education there is just the general certification but at secondary you have to have a certain amount of course work in your specialization of science, english, math, history, etc.
I might have a video for that. Stay tuned David
Welp. I decided in highschool as a junior that I wanted to be an Art therapist (falls under fckin recreational therapy and there is hardly any formal information on this specific branch of this field) and I had a life crisis and then drudged my way through school after numerous financial issues. I'm about to finish my Associates (majoring in psychology, HA) and midway through the summer of last year I decided this wasn't for me despite my heavy interest in psychology and art. I'm really scared because I'm graduating this fall and I'm wondering really hard if I should even pursue a bachelors at all. I mainly want to do something that will give me personal satisfaction and also benefit others (in whatever way). I decided that since my institution refused to help me change my degree (I told them I just wanted to teach art or psych), I stopped walking and starting sprinting to finish my A.A. just to get the hell out of there since I was already so close to the finish line. I'm nervous and overwhelmed but happy that I had at least a bit of personal insight to know I didn't want to go down that path. I have options but I still feel so stuck. I have a natural affinity for art but I don't want to be a starving artist and I refuse to take out a student loan for any reason.
Good luck Julisa! Never too late for a plan B
@@ShaneHummus IYou're right! I was considering becoming an Art teacher (to work up to the collegiate level) rather than being an Art therapist since I feel I could still utilize all the useful things psychology and sociology has to offer. My plan now is figuring out how to transition to that educational path (and I also wanted tot each a foreign language but why not and languages are cool and I already speak and write in spanish. SO basically attempt to get certified in either Art alone or both Art and Spanish as an educator). I'm nervous about the career switch but I'm not much good at anything else and I'm going to be 25 VERY soon and yeah yay quarter life crisis.
Edit: well maybe I lied... I'm good at picking things up quickly that don't involve complex math, Makeup, Speaking (so communications...), and my career assessments always label me as artistic, social, and enterprising (in that order).
The ability to reason, think and write clearly and manage concepts is not useless.
Hei do you know what subjects you would have to study, because i’m really intrested in developing those skills?
Next please make a video about the difference between NP and PA
Noted
Outdoor studies?? Bloody hell!! I googled it and clicked on a link and saw it on a university website and it’s a thing here in the UK too!!!
They charge £9,250 per year so by the time you’re done you’re paying £27,750 to learn how to canoe and rock climb???
I DON’T GET IT!!!!!!
haha It's crazy right?
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS oh yeah definitely, these are some of the modules. What made me laugh the most was the module *earth, fire and water. Didn’t humanity get over that thousands of years ago?
Going straight to the comments after watching, Popcorn and chill
haha enjoy!
Man you’re so great; not only do you make some of the most meaningful videos on youtube, you also respond to nearly every question on your videos. Btw Ik I asked this before but this time it’ll be a little more nuanced: do you think a BA in CS and an MS in CS at an accredited university is great in terms of salary and in terms of job prospects than a BS in CS by itself. People were saying a BA in CS would look very week in my application. What is your thoughts on having the best chance of getting hired?
Thank you! Generally speaking I wold say the BS would be better, cheers!
The good thing about BLA is if you complete it and continue with a BA you’ll get credit for the foreign language even if you don’t take a foreign language course. The BLA doesn’t require a foreign language. Use the BLA to supplement your BA. For example I have my BLA with minors in Psychology & English. I’m finishing up my BA in Criminal Justice Criminology. My BLA takes care of all my core courses for my BA so there’s minimal extra expense.
Please do a video about International Relations!! Really enjoying your vids !
Noted Anis
I'm surprised you haven't brought up degrees like culinary arts, baking and pastry, and other hospitality subjects yet. Unless I missed that video. I know so many people who went to culinary school and went tens of thousands of dollars in debt and now only make $10-$15/hr, have little hope of getting to a rank where they make a reasonable amount of money before they're 40, and will never pay back their student loans. I do not remotely understand why anyone would go to school for something that you can easily get into without school. I, personally, have spent a year and a half of my life working in some of the most prestigious kitchens in the country with no culinary schooling or experience. Learned more than any of the people I know who went to culinary school in less time and got paid to do it. Not paid well, but paid.
I mentioned that
Please do a video on foreign language degrees.
Noted
I did a major in Marketing and minored in Japanese. I am doing an MA in Asian Studies where I am not required to write a thesis. The degrees come from public institutions.
Good luck!
I’m already liking the new look 👀
haha thanks Lucilla
Outdoors education? Seriously? Recreation therapists, I have seen! They are very good at what they do, but I never understood why they needed a college degree for that. But they cared a lot for the residents of a retirement home. They were really fantastic! My B.A. was in philosophy. Thank you for not including it here on this list! My master is in guidance and counseling, which turned out to be even worse because, even having an LPC license, 14 years have passed without working a minute as a professional counselor.
Exactly Carlos
I enjoyed your video, keep it up :)
Thank you so much!
Hi Shane, I like your content. I love watching your videos.
Hey, thanks!
Pedantic rant warning:
The "exception proves the rule" doesn't work like that.
For example, suppose there is a sign on your street that says "No Parking on street, Sundays 7am-1pm." That exception proves the rule that it's okay to park on the street at all other times.
Now say you win the lottery. That exception does not prove the rule that "others most likely won't win the lottery." You winning the lottery doesn't imply anything about other people's odds of winning. Even though it's still true that most other people aren't going to win.
I too researched quite a lot about my degree Pol Sci. Which happens to be a ‘useless’ degree. Im going to law school.
Haha.. you're winning in your life. That's why we should never take these bs seriously
@@carrotorcarat2608 I would not say all of the points Shane makes are false. They are true in some respects. It's just that it does not mean that an arts degree condemns you to failure. They can work if you had a solid game plan.
I feel like outdoor education is for wealthy stay at home moms that get bored to have something to do.
You should do a video about your life and how your decisions led you to this moment right now 😁
The BEST College Majors (How to choose the Perfect Major for YOU)
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Honestly I find those "(subject) teacher degrees" so strange. In Texas if you want to leave college being able to teach, you'll most likely get a bachelor in something such as biology, with teacher certification. My sophomore year chemistry teacher did this just in case she didn't make it into med school.
Agreed Hunter
When you're an English major and you manage to avoid being on just about every list this dude makes LOL
Not for long haha... I have one coming soon... Stay tuned!
i’m so grateful i have a passion for biochemistry which can actually get me a job 😭 it might not pay the best but at least the job market is kinda okay lmao
Good luck
Heard Biochemistry is tough when it comes to landing a job. All who I know only got that to go into Graduate Or Medical School.
I have a few weeks to decide what I'm majoring in and I JUST discovered you. Thank you so much for all your videos, I can't even begin to explain how helpful they are!
Lots of love from India!
You are so welcome! Good luck in everything
You make good points, but education degrees are in no way useless. The numbers are just bad, but it does not make the degree useless. Also, I think you could include education as one point instead of splitting it up
Noted. That's a good input David
I’m curious about Sociology, unless I’ve missed something I haven’t seen you comment on this specific degree.
Maybe for a future content
I think it was in the original useless degree list and the original major tier s video.
My sociology degree got me nowhere. But if you plan to apply to law school later, it will work. Also, if you take pre-med subjects as electives, you can apply to medical school. But the sociology degree alone will get you nothing. I went to nursing school later, so my 4 year degree in sociology took time and money I could have used elsewhere. I learned a lot though.
loveless ai I already went back to college in my 40’s a few years back and became an RN.
I’ve found that most RPTM (the leisure degree version at my school) majors at my school are people who’s parents own businesses and their parents want them to take this over. Wouldn’t it make more sense to work under your parents for 4 years?
If it's a family's business why not
I noticed that Philosophy was not in the worst or best liberal arts degree videos. I've heard that it's the hardest degree for a disproportionately small return. Would you agree?
Philosophy aint so bad but not that good either
I didn't want a post to be too long. History isn't a bad major and in my observation, many History majors go on to Graduate school/ Law school. The writing and reading required for the major helps.
It isn't bad but it's just not going to get you a job
@@ShaneHummus With only a B.A. in History I received jobs in education, a museum, and other non profits.
That Outdoor Education definition was both hilarious & sad.
Right Rob
I’m waiting for art history, I’m on the first degree right now hahaha but I’m currently in a baroque art history class
Good luck Aaron
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS its only one class!
Crying as a history grad student 😭
Good luck Daryl
I just noticed these 30 day challenges increase your subs by 10k by the end of it, smashing the like button does help it seems😂
Keep it up shane
Haha very observant 😂
Your channel have some great content. I think some your video's are better then some advisors I met with. For some one who major in Health, Human Performance and Recreation. I say your view on Rec and leisure studies has some truth to it. Although people in order to make a career have to have a B.S and usually get a certified parks and recreation professional certification, to make a living. Some other ones if they want to into aquatics management.From the professionals I met they all love their jobs and if you stick with it you make a decent salary. Alot of degrees you have to move a different part of the country to find jobs. Recreation majors do very well where I live in Colorado. I do think you have to take that into consideration when picking a major. I think biggest reasons students go into debt because they chose to go straight to a 4 year school without plan instead of just going to a community college first. Keep up the good work, loved your video on health careers. It has given me some ideas to major in grad school.
Thanks for an insightful comment Daniel. Appreciate that
Practically all of them.
Can you make a video about the flaws of our education system? I'm sure many would love to hear your perspective. For example, why our college is one if not the most expensive in the world?
Noted Alex
Chinese and Korean money / a blank check from the government in the form of student loans. I’m sure there are other factors, but these are two of the biggest contributors.
woah wait English isn't on the list?? have I been spared
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@@commonomics i know tons of ppl who became lawyers following an english undergraduate & one who's interpreted for our prime minister but go off xx
strawberryhollz Any degree can get you into most Law schools. An English degree is good if you want to teach but any degree can do that too
@@commonomics True. Shane would have to make a series in order to do that.
@@saltysirensx Law is real saturated right now unless you go to a tier 1 (which is very unlikely). Law tends to be the alternative for Liberal Arts majors when they cannot find a job. Believe me I have seen many attempts.
Hey Shane, please make video on social data analytics/computational social science degree 😁
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Hi Shane! Could you make a video ranking different types of psychology masters degrees? Love your videos!!!
Which ones do you want me to talk about?
Perhaps General psych, Clinical psych, IO psych, School Psych...anything psychology related and high paying would be awesome to see!! :-)
Basically every degree that cant be used outside academic environment is useless
Thanks for your input
Yes
I have BA in Media & Communication from the UK and it does open any job in the media/film industry, but I want to get an MA in something that is more in demand and will secure me a better future (financially), on the other hand, my problem is that I was never interested in basic 9:00-5:00 office jobs and I am a very creative person and I don't know what to do! Maybe something related to technology? I don't know! Any ideas Shane??? *HELP*
Stay tuned Victoria. I have videos that might help you`
Shane Hummus - The Success GPS I sure hope so! I’ve been watching your videos religiously lately and you’ve given me A LOT to think about!
Well, for the most part, unless you're going to get at least a masters in anything non- Stem it's not wise to get those degrees unless you're rich and already have plans lined up through your rich parents.
Can you make a video on international relations?
I'll see what I could do