https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-thirds-of-american-employees-regret-their-college-degrees/
College debt was followed by chosen area of study (12%) as a top
regret for employees, though this varied greatly by major. Other regrets
include poor networking, school choice, too many degrees, time spent
completing education and academic underachievement.
Most satisfied: Those with science, technology, engineering and math
majors, who are typically more likely to enjoy higher salaries, reported
more satisfaction with their college degrees. About 42% of engineering
grads and 35% of computer science grads said they had no regrets.
Most regrets: Humanities majors, who are least likely to earn
higher pay post-graduation, were most likely to regret their college
education. About 75% of humanities majors said they regretted their
college education. About 73% of graduates who studied social sciences,
physical and life sciences, and art also said the same.
In the middle: In between the other two categories were 66% of
business graduates, 67% of health sciences graduates and 68% of math
graduates who said they regretted their education.
At least one sector of employment bucked the trend: Teachers
and other professionals in education, which isn’t typically a
high-paying profession, were the second-least likely, after engineering
grads, to have any regrets tied to their major, with 37% saying they had
no regrets.
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