Top 5 College Degrees That Are Actually Worth It (2024)

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So this is obviously a hugely controversial topic that is raging in our society today. In one camp you have the Pro College side that basically thinks that going to college is the key to success and everyone should do it if they want to be successful. In the other camp (very common here on youtube), you have the side that thinks college is a giant scam and we're all falling for it.

Everyone's situation is different and you should make the decision on whether or not to go to college based on your unique situation

Now in MOST situations, you should NOT go to college if you're passionate about a field where there's not much money. You would be way better off just working in the field, maybe spend your time becoming an influencer in that field or something like that. That experience would be WAY better for you.

Compare that to 4 years of going to college and then you finally get a degree and you've forgotten most of what you learned. You're also probably $40k in debt and can't find a job

The thing is, anything worth building takes TIME, rarely do people ever become overnight successes and even when it does happen you end up finding out later on that they worked for YEARS learning how to perfect their craft before they "blew up overnight"

Years of working in the dark with no pay, no recognition and no influence

Just grinding away and mastering their craft

Then they "blew up", if they hadn't spent all of that time they never would have blown up

This is why I really think the safe bet is to get a safe, stable career and then use that as stable ground to launch off of. Have stability and then chase your passion on the side. It will probably take years to take off so you will need that stability in order to launch

Pay: This one is obvious, if everyone is making $30k a year its obvious that society doesn't value the job enough to pay well. Whether this is right or wrong (teachers being an example, they should definitely be paid more), it is what it is and you need to recognize and accept this. Choose a field that pays at least (on average) $60k+ a year, preferably $80k a year. This does vary depending on how expensive the place you live is of course

Job Satisfaction Ratings:
This one is so important. I see SO MANY people wanting to become doctors, its crazy. I tell them to look into the job satisfaction rating for MDs and its HORRIBLE. MDs are depressed and miserable with their jobs to the point where many switch careers or even end it... Very sad to see. Even though they're making really good money, they get a lot of respect from people in society etc etc it's just crazy and the reason for this is all of the red tape and regulations as well as the huge amount of pressure working those long hours in the stressed environment. Everyone seems to be completely unaware of this and they want to be doctors for some reason and it blows my mind. There are better careers in the medical field to get into in my opinion that have all of the perks without the downsides but thats a topic for another video

Demand:
A general rule of thumb is to not go into a field that's dying or has no demand. This is just a recipe for disaster. You will be fighting other people for job openings, won't be able to find a good job in a desirable location, will have to accept lower pay, worse benefits, being treated badly because they could easily replace you, etc etc etc... It's just not a good move to make

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[wubbalubbadubdub]

College in Ireland is 3k per year. In Poland its free if you're Polish. In the Netherlands 2k. USA 100k.
This statement says a lot.

[robertgammett]

As a guy who is 20 let me tell you younger seniors something. College is worth it, however it is not worth it if you don’t want to go. I didn’t go right out of Highschool, I went to work. For two years, and had lots of money. But I got sick of it. Don’t go to college until you learn to appreciate learning, and know you will be giving it your all.

[johnnycincocero]

I'm in my mid 40s and going to go for my CS degree. I'm probably going to face some ageism, but I'm not going to let that stop me.

[amym.b.]

"I'm NoT gReAt At mAtH"...

As if those triangles and square roots are gonna be mentioned at your job. Idk I'm studying accounting, So long as u kno multiplcation, division, adding, subtracting, and rounding numbers. That's all u need. Stop saying you're not good at math and stop using it as an excuse to not go after what u want.

[Lazie_Lena]

Really love watching informative content like this, I haven't graduated Highschool yet but the "real world" is hectic and scary when you're not ready, thanks for this! I hope I can be as prepared as I'll be when I step up to college and to a career :D

[Alyssa-ejzq]

When you don’t see your degree on the list🥺

[emilyrichardson]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m 33 and returning to college and had NO idea what to study. I’m a mom and can’t afford to waste money or time🙏

[haohohop]

HR is very very difficult and stressful. You're ALWAYS on phone, solving someone's problems, managing people, organizing events and meetings (sometimes). There was some time when my mom covered for HR main manager and I saw how stressful and busy she was. You always stay longer at work. Extremely exhausting.

[klassycountryk]

Him: Mechanical Engineer is oversaturated
Me (an ME): this is true
Me:*starts learning how to code and do computer science and computer programming*

[jimbo]

I'd put the computer science major 4/5th in the list.
It's slowly becoming a saturated field of study, learning how to program and code is becoming relatively easy to do without the need of going go school and in today's day if you want to be a considered coding candidate you're expected to have proficiency in software design and web development.
Good video though 👍

[SleetDrops]

Imagine my shock at having my degree be #1! I thought it would be lumped with engineering

[tommymician]

What an unbiased, in-depth, awesome video!
As an international HS senior planning to major in computer science, I would like to ask how does choice of college (Top 4 for CS vs Top 10 Vs Top 25 vs Top 50) impact the job opportunities at tech companies post graduation? Thanks!

[CChantim]

Ok, I’m a military Healthcare Manager with 18 years experience and can’t find a civilian job.

[ravenbeast]

I decided to join the Military right out of High School, and now that I have less than a year left in the Marines, I am really scared. I don’t want to fail. I don’t even know where to start.

[aditiyadav]

14 and I have no idea what I want to do in the future... there are so many ways things could go. It all seems very chaotic.Even though I’m a bit too young to decide what I would like to do for the rest of my life this question hovers over my head a lot nowadays and the pressure to have it all figured out is real. The only relief is that 99% of my classmates and friends are not sure what they would like to do either. Hope I’ll have it all figured out someday or the other.

[hazelx]

It's funny how engineering was at 5 about 2 years ago and now it is number 1

[JoJo-wvsw]

I currently have to choose courses and universities through a system in my country. Now i have a better view over the courses that can benefit me. Thanks for the video.

[LaurensYTChannel]

I initially started college as an Interactive Design major but some students convinced me to join our Cyber Defense team and now I'm studying Cybersecurity.. One of my friends just graduated college and already has a cybersecurity job with $70k starting salary. I am actually really thankful that computer science stuff interests me lol

[AZ-wgeg]

Just remember in medicine...sure, it may sound sexy...but it isn't. Lol

Example, you go to school for four years for biology, physics, chemistry, etc. Then you have a gap year where you volunteer, shadow, research, letters of recommendation, etc. Then four years of hyper competitive medical school. Then two very important exams that you must do well on that dictate specialty. Then 3-5 years of residency where you make 60-75k a year working 100 hours per week.

And after all that, depending on specialty you will come out making 250k-500k (depending on specialty) with 250-350k student loans at differing variables of interest.

Lol moral of the story, just go into medicine for the right reasons or your ass will be incredibly miserable and broke with non-dischargable debt.

Timeline of completion: 12-16 years depending on specialty/fellowship.


But if you're more if a "enjoy the journey not the destination" type of person, it's all relative.