My perspective and maybe a slight defence of a "useless" degree
I don't think most students start out choosing to take a "useless" degree. People that take the liberal arts, I wager a majority of them start out hoping to get into law, teaching, or acquire the credentials to get into the Public service.
Those in the hard sciences, most I think are trying to get into Medical, dental, and other fields in the health system. Similarly those trying to become CAs and PMs, they would start by taking business courses.
And for those that get in, that's great and they are put on a path towards a professional degree, although having a job in that field is no longer a guarantee
However, many of those students will not be able to get into those professions. After that, a student has a couple of choices to make. Do they complete the undergrad they started on and find work related to it. Do they switch course and try to do something else, or do they continue to take more courses and further their marks and experience in hopes of getting accepted into something
I think engineering may be an exception as one of the few direct entry programs out of high school, but many of the other higher level professions are based on selection and take in only the best that apply. The reality is that not everyone can be a doctor, lawyer, or astronaut, and there will be a population of students with "useless" degrees that have to go somewhere because they didn't make it it to those upper level professions.
LChoy
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