It all comes back to what you major in. In general, people who get job and careers skills do well. Examples are those who major in accounting, nursing, engineering.
People who major in fields such as women’s studies are not getting job or career credentials in the process. There is simply no demand in the job markets for women’s studies majors.
Yeah, but if they pair that Women’s Studies degree with a minor in Sub-Saharan Homoerotic Literature and Dance, they’ve got a very powerful combination. :=)
That's an understatement.
In fact if someone came to me looking for a job and had THAT on their resume, it would be a huge red flag to keep this person far, FAR away from my business.
I wouldn't even hire them as a janitor.
“There is simply no demand in the job markets for women’s studies majors.”
Besides the usual suspects who take these classes to prolong high school, I’m sure they are used by people who are looking at a field that requires ANY degree. A lot of police departments want a degree, and to get a commission in the military you need one; I don’t believe there is a condition that it be a productive or real one...