Most useless college major?

I was just wondering what you guys all thought was the most useless college major...

It was on my mind, because Psychology and Sociology are at the top of my major list, and I've heard that both are very useless out in the real world (which makes me want to switch to Journalism)... Personally, I'd say Philosophy is extremely useless. Maybe it's interesting to take as a class, or even as a minor, but not a major.

Hotel Administration. :P

But I guess it isn't entirely useless for those who actually want to get into the field. I can't imagine it would be many though....

In my college there is a major of: OLS -> Organizational Leadership and Supervision...

Everyone thinks that one is pretty useless

It was on my mind, because Psychology and Sociology are at the top of my major list, and I've heard that both are very useless out in the real world (which makes me want to switch to Journalism)...

Aquat1cF1sh

In any journalism job, I guarantee you'll learn more in your first four weeks than you would in four years of j-school. Employers know this, which is why they seek out people with depth in other fields as well as a good command of the language. Unless it comes from a top program (Columbia, Northwestern and maybe Missouri and Wisconsin), most employers won't be impressed by a journalism degree alone.

The way the job market is right now and considering the price of tuition, the only degrees that are worth going to college for are Engineering and related scientific fields or Economics and Finance. Everything else is a waste of your parent's money and your time.

Hotel Administration. :P

But I guess it isn't entirely useless for those who actually want to get into the field. I can't imagine it would be many though....

MoldOnHold

Its actually a lot because not only does it allow you to earn a lot of money running a hotel (imagine being incharge of a Vegas 5* hotel) you also have the option of opening your own and actually knowing what you're doing (no Tori n Dean here)

Hotel Administration. :P

But I guess it isn't entirely useless for those who actually want to get into the field. I can't imagine it would be many though....

MoldOnHold

I work part time at a hotel and there are lots of people that work there with that degree that have the exact same jobs as people without, and at the same pay.

Communicationsdarksword1123

well i dont really understand the point of studying english (if its your natural tongue). what could you really learn in those courses and where will that degree get you?

Psychology? Useless? Psychology has near-limitless applications, including Law, education and research.:?

Anyway, I think music therapy would be pretty useless.

Well my uncle majored in "General Studies"....

He didn;t go very far with that...

Art.3eyedrazorback

Yup.

I've heard it said that it really doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you're a college graduate.

[QUOTE="3eyedrazorback"]Art.Rekunta

Yup.

I've heard it said that it really doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you're a college graduate.

depends on what you wanna do

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[QUOTE="3eyedrazorback"]Art.NYiVtec

Yup.

I've heard it said that it really doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you're a college graduate.

depends on what you wanna do

True. I'm going to try to become a doctor with a Liberal Arts degree though. See how it goes. :D

Liberal Arts.

You get that if you want to manage a Burger King.

Zing!

Further enriching one's self through higer education is never a useless thing. Liberal arts degrees like Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology may not have direct as direct a career path as majors in the sciences and engineering, but they are by no means useless. The coursework of liberal arts degrees usually involve a lot of reading, being able to think critically and analyze these written texts, and then expressing one's interpretation of the subject matter through the written and the spoken word.

Unless you are in a highly technical field (e.g if you want to be a computer programmer at Google, you are probably going to have to be a Computer Science major), you can major in the liberal arts and still find plenty of jobs upon graduation. Employers at most firms (with the exception of the aforementioned technical fields such as Google) don't care too much about one's major, but rather care more about an individuals personal qualities such as their intelligence, creativity, how hard they work, etc.

As my Sociology teacher once said:

sociology -> Roots, Gap, Old Navy
psychology -> Burger King, Taco Bell

But then again, I'm not one to talk. I'm majoring in French and minoring in Chinese. But I've been told by many people that if I can actually become fluent then I will have many job opportunities- and hey, French teachers are always in high demand in Canada.

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[QUOTE="3eyedrazorback"]Art.Rekunta

Yup.

I've heard it said that it really doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you're a college graduate.

depends on what you wanna do

True. I'm going to try to become a doctor with a Liberal Arts degree though. See how it goes. :D

if you succede please inform me. i wanna make sure i steer clear of that place lol

I always heard that anthropology was a pretty useless major - not much one can to do with it? :) Calypto

Public jobs, higher level ciminal justice (real detective stuff), there are things that it can be applied to.

Personally an art major is rather useless. Art history is one thing, but plain art is useless.

Communicationsdarksword1123

most people that get their communications degree also have a diploma in either broadcasting or journalism, so probably not all that useless...

i would say Anthropology may be one of the more useless majors... hard to apply that to real life. Philosophy is up there, too.

[QUOTE="3eyedrazorback"]Art.Rekunta

Yup.

I've heard it said that it really doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you're a college graduate.

true. what college you graduate from also holds a lot of weight

Oh and to answer your question... any degree is useless if the person fails to utilize it.Sajedene

This is very true.

You can make good money as a clinical psychologist.

Paranormal psychology on the other hand... unless you want to be a ghostbuster.

the most useless major I can think of is theology.

As my Sociology teacher once said:

sociology -> Roots, Gap, Old Navy
psychology -> Burger King, Taco Bell

But then again, I'm not one to talk. I'm majoring in French and minoring in Chinese. But I've been told by many people that if I can actually become fluent then I will have many job opportunities- and hey, French teachers are always in high demand in Canada.

SlorgieNel

Well then, your sociology teacher has made at least one moronic statement in his life. I don't know about education and employment oppotunities in the US but I've finished my psychology degree and numerous people who I met during my degree have finished honours and were offered high paying, and even international, positions straight away.

Philosophy is the most useless if you ask me.Blitz_Nemesis

Or is it?

[QUOTE="darksword1123"]Communications-starman-

most people that get their communications degree also have a diploma in either broadcasting or journalism, so probably not all that useless...

i would say Anthropology may be one of the more useless majors... hard to apply that to real life. Philosophy is up there, too.

Liberal Arts.

You get that if you want to manage a Burger King.

Zing!

cametall

No. You are more likely to get hired into a business studying liberal arts then you are studying Business management.

Philosophy for me, what the hell are you going to do with it?

Arts is useless, really only one I can think ofWhicker89

Arts is useless if you don't use it. As a musician, I hold degrees from the Faculty of Arts, and they're certainly not useless to me. Arts degrees are useful if you want a career in the arts, and they're useful as a stepping stone to other degree programs, because they foster creative thinking and good writing.

Useless? Are we talking in terms of how much money you'll make after you're done with the eduation?jointed

Some people can't get over the fact that something can be useful without providing an enormous pay cheque.

Arts is useless, really only one I can think ofWhicker89