Busting the myth of useless majors
(11/11/20 5:00pm)
As a new college student, it’s exhausting to encounter article after article with titles such as “The 10 worst college majors to choose if you want a high-paying job,” “The 15 most useless college degrees” and “The college majors that are worth it.” These rankings — based on factors such as unemployment rates, average salaries and returns on investment — are sometimes held as absolute truth by self-proclaimed college or career experts, such as Siôn Phillpott. On social media, people perpetuate the idea that college is a waste of time and money for most areas of study. The myth of the “useless” major needs to be reevaluated.