Old (2019) NYT article—“In the salary race, Engineering majors sprint, but English majors endure”

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

It is not possible to get a math degree “with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.”

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

It is not possible to get a math degree “with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.”

It absolutely is, I know so many examples. Short of actual disability, anyone could get a math degree. I don’t know where this reverence comes from.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

Yeah. Sure. Okay.

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New (2023) CBSNews article

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Sorry English is way at the bottom

Is this data gender-corrected? Using 35-45 year old does not account for the fact that women often take off significant time/reduce career efforts for caregiving?

Women with real careers and good benefits don't take off/reduce.

Those women don't have good career path in the first place probably have mediocre degrees.

Not the poster you are responding to but I'm an MD who chose to take off from her career and I take pride in it.

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I was an English major and I have an MLS - Master of Library Science. I am head of a unit in a library and I make $175,000 a year.... pffft.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

It is not possible to get a math degree “with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.”

It absolutely is, I know so many examples. Short of actual disability, anyone could get a math degree. I don’t know where this reverence comes from.

You think anyone can pass Calc III, let alone linear algebra and differential equations? Most people would fail the introductory “how to write proofs” class alone.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an English major and I have an MLS - Master of Library Science. I am head of a unit in a library and I make $175,000 a year.... pffft.

Let me guess, you’re 50?

I made that at 30.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an English major and I have an MLS - Master of Library Science. I am head of a unit in a library and I make $175,000 a year.... pffft.

Let me guess, you’re 50?

I made that at 30.

The thing that is also super silly is that all these English majors have to go get grad degrees in other fields to have any semblance of a decent career. Look at this moron citing his MS in Library Science and that's what his job is. That's not a result of your english degree, buffoon. Nobody in chemical engineering needs to waste another two years of their life and $60k getting another semi useless MS degree

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Anonymous wrote:I was an English major and I have an MLS - Master of Library Science. I am head of a unit in a library and I make $175,000 a year.... pffft.

Let me guess, you’re 50?

I made that at 30.

+1 And the ^PP had to get a masters to get the six figures.

Engineering degrees don't require masters to get six figures right out of college. English majors make less than the median income right out of college. Even 10 years out, comparing the two undergrad degrees, an English major will still be making way less than an engineering major without a masters.

Vast majority of undergrad English majors needed to get a masters to make six figures. Not so for eng majors.

And I did not major in engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:DW with an English BS major married to a DH with a PhD in engineering. I make 10k more. I've actually always made made more because at 22 I was able to work full time and work long hours. DH was always in night school. We both graduated top of our class too. Now in our late 30's we're both experts in our fields.

Don't discount us English majors. My comprehension skills, fast reading skills, and ability to communicate have taken me far.

So, you don't have a masters degree? What's your job and field?

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Running a library is a science?
lol

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Anonymous wrote:Why are many here continually making the assumption that kids are being pushed into CS by their parents? Our public school district has been laser-focused on touting the importance of competency in STEM skills since my now-HS kid was in kindergarten.

Additionally, if a kid shows a preference for and aptitude in math and science over social studies, language and literature, doesn't want to be a doctor or lawyer but wants to make a fairly decent living, engineering/CS etc. seem to be one obvious answer for them.

I have know idea whether it's parental pressure or response to the STEM drumbeat, but the number of math majors has exploded. I don't teach but I've heard from a lot of people who do, and math course are more unpleasant than ever. The students that are taking classes because they like math are now very much drowned out by the people who hate the classes, hate the major, but think it will pay the bills. It didn't used to be this way, but every field gets over run from time to time.

College is not a place to continue your hobby paying shit ton of money.

Nor is it the place to fail classes over and over in a subject you both hate & suck at, that you only picked because you thought it was the golden ticket.

I don’t know where the failing classes part is coming from, it’s totally possible to get a stem degree with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.

Yes, an environmental science degree.

A math degree.

It is not possible to get a math degree “with no skill beyond sit-on-your-butt.”

It absolutely is, I know so many examples. Short of actual disability, anyone could get a math degree. I don’t know where this reverence comes from.

I don’t think any idiot could get a classics or a philosophy degree either.

But I am truly confused about your assertion that one needs no skills to get a math degree. I think most of us with average to high average IQs could handle the math that goes into engineering. But higher level math does require a certain type of mind. Not saying those people are “smarter” but I truly don’t think anyone could do it.