Comments on: How Much is Your College Degree Worth? Not as Much as You Think http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-10271 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:02:35 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-10271 It use to be that you went to college you were going for high level jobs, which college really helps. But for people that go and then start off at entry level jobs, it is a waste because you could have been doing that job from high school. Now you get a added bill to pay. So of the wealthiest people hit it before completing their degrees like facebook, myspace, google, yahoo, microsoft, napster, etc… Now you need a college degree to run those companies, but for all blue collar jobs you don't.

]]> By: Steve http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-4210 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:40:59 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-4210 Get a real degree, see if you can get a job after college, and then complain if you can't find work. Don't spend 4 to 6 years on useless crap like MFA then bitch about the fact that you can't get a good job.

]]> By: Tim http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:59:32 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-4206 Well it's obvious that a Master in Fine Arts is pretty useless.

]]> By: Troglepop http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:31:42 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-4209 One route almost never mentioned and that is most certainly not for everyone is the military. I did a few years in the Army and finding solid, white collar employment has never been a problem for me. Almost every person I have ever interviewed with has mentioned my military experience, tipically with a hint of admiration in their voice. The military teaches you to buckle down and get the job done, even under the worst possible circumstances, this is a trait that many employers are loking for and that many of them realize you dont' get in %90 of college degree programs. That being said, I still think a college degree will earn you more money… if crunching numbers for a living is your idea of… living

]]> By: papa bear http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:39:50 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-4208 it doesn't help that MANY people getting college degrees 'by force' tend to do art and liberal arts degrees which are basically just glorified high school. (I know, my second BA was a liberal arts degree)

If you go to school for science of financial degrees you will get a job and you will get paid.

Going for English lit will earn you a $50K piece of toilet paper to wipe your ass with also known as a diploma.

]]> By: DocEDC http://coedmagazine.com/2008/07/21/how-much-is-your-college-degree-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:33:35 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=11546#comment-4207 It's a freakin MFA- what'd you expect?

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