Poll: What is you major/degree?

[chase]

Associate Science of Oregon Transfer - Business
Bachelor Science of Business Administration option in Management
Currently working on Bachelor Science in Food Science and Technology with a minor in chemistry

Have had odd jobs that paid the bills, still don't know what I want to do.?.?.
Just easier to be a student and have a fun time in College at Oregon State University.

 

[sadiesassy]

BS in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science
Have been workingon MBA for years

 

[NickB36]

BS in Construction Engineering Management from OSU with Business minor
Associates from Lane community college in Welding Processes.

 

[Just Jim]

So, how much did yall pay for that education? How much do you still owe??

jj

 

[sadiesassy]

For the BS degree About $3600 ( School fees/ tuition. and books only)

My son who graduated with a BS in Business in about 1995 cost about $5000 - Nice living in a state where they had lots of oil and refineries that helped fund education and keep tuition low.

 

[Unka-Boo]

BS is BioSci, emphasis on human life science -- I was a pre-med student. Put myself through college working on computer systems and wound up a software engineer!

You sure it isn't in archaeology? You did manage to dig up a 2 1/2 year old thread.....

 

[9MilMan]

Associates in Computer Science. Bachelor's in Political Science and Paralegal. A dozen years in the insurance industry and now a Federal employee working IT security for the military. I keep thinking I should use my benefits for a MA, but I don't know what I want to do when I grow up.

 

[Just Jim]

People go to school to get smart LOL The schools teach them a real lesson in economics.....

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[4dogs]

A couple degrees, including an MAT from OSU. Spent my life in industry, wholesale grocery and, lately, railroad. Not a bad way to make a living...

 

[mat33]

BS in Finance and MBA both from PSU. Probly close to $40k on tuition and books, but used the PAYGO system so I graduated with zero debt (no student loans, car loans, mortgages, or credit cards) unlike the whiny 99 percenters that...ah never mind-I can't talk cuz I was a fat cat banker too, so I don't know what its like.

 

[FourTeeFive]

BS Industrial Technology. I basically needed a Bachelors degree of some sort to do the sort of sales and marketing management that I wanted to do, and Industrial Technology seemed more interesting that most fields. But I've never worked in manufacturing, just sales and marketing. These days a Bachelors degree doesn't seem to be as much of a requirement as it used to be.

 

[Colt Carbine]

20 yrs. as a Licensed Drain Surgeon, no degree though.

 

[Burt Gummer]

Gag.

Mindless, subservient.

... and Americans are not? Too funny.

A Masters in US History is just a certificate in propaganda and 'facts' as determined by the victor.

 

[ATCclears]

B.S. in Health Information Science. I started in Computer Science but switched (mid 80's) when I was overwhelmed by student loans, and at the time it seemed that learning to prove A * 0 = 0 (Linear Algebra) was a useless endeavor.

Peter

 

[CharonPDX]

Two years community college while working to save up money for university.
Two years private university - Aerospace Engineering major, was in Air Force ROTC. Didn't get enough financial aid, ran out of money, dropped out. (The years I went, Air Force ROTC only gave out one "non-traditional" scholarship - I wasn't it.)
Two more years on-and-off state university while working thinking I'd go back.
Finally figured out that I could make enough money in a different industry, so I've been working in that industry since. Ran my own company for about 10 years, to a high of five employees, before bad timing on my part combined with the bad economy to kill it. Working for a good company now.

 

[bralko85]

Bachelors of landscape architecture.

 

[pchewn]

BS Mechanical Engineering (Univ of Colorado)

 

[1stIDFMP]

Associate's Degree - Criminal Justice
30 years full-time law enforcement
3 years U.S. Army
4 years National Guard
Lifetime of experience
= Retired........................................................

 

[sadiesassy]

Sounds like one issue is half life of your education - How long is your education relevant until you need additional education
My memory is not as good - but here are some I think I remember:
Computer Science - 1 - 2 years ( So their technology is constantly changing
Civil Engineering ( Public Sector Driven)- 10 years
Electrical Engineering - 4-5 year
Engineering in general was about 4-5 years
Business / Finance: 8 years
Social Sciences and liberal arts: when they leave college they are already behind the ball.

Which kinda says a couple of things:
1. Not everyone needs a degree - in fact many of the jobs created are skilled labor
2. There is Risk And The evolution Indentured Servitude due to Student Loans. ie: The payback for most college degrees is not there for general liberal arts type programs.

 

[djm68]

So, how much did yall pay for that education? How much do you still owe??

jj

I do not recall the exact cost of my education -- I graduated in 1995 from UC Davis; I figure the total cost was roughly $25k. I think I had roughly $10k in loans when I finished, a little bit of credit card debt. I worked my way though college and took as few loans as possible. Paid off all debt ASAP.

DJM