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[quote=Anonymous]I've never been given shit for it. But I would agree it is a pretty generic liberal arts degree. Like most other liberal arts degrees, you have to hustle to turn it into money.

I'm in marketing/sales and have done well for myself, but it isn't a sure payout. Been out of school 10 years and started at a shitty PR firm making 22K. Jumped ship fast and went to sales support, making 36K. Moved to marketing a year later and bumped to 45K in 2007. Have moved up in the company and now am making 165K running operations across several divisions. However, many of my counterparts with similar degrees and who had a similar career path are still hanging out in that sales support role making around 50K. They are fine with that and weren't as hungry for growth.

On the other hand, my boss also has a communication degree, has done very well for himself in sales and then sales management, and is now poised to be the next CEO of the company (currently right hand man running the largest division, hasn't gotten an advanced degree but was identified as high potential). Making probably 700K. We are in a lower cost of living area than DC, I should mention.

My DH is an engineer, and I always say that was a great choice because he enjoys it, he isn't interested in climbing the ladder or management, and he can make 95K pretty easily without having to hustle. For those of us who aren't STEM-minded though, nothing to be ashamed of in a communication/poli sci/english/psychology/etc degree and it certainly is what you make of it.

If I could go back and do it over again, I'd probably do a business undergrad degree, but I had no idea how much I would come to enjoy business and what all is involved. Once you're a few years out of college, especially with a liberal arts degree, your work experience matters so much more than your degree in my experience.[/quote]

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