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I got my degree in professional writing and learned design on the side, but the writing classes I took were more gear towards writing for a web based audience. So my degree is extremely relevant to my career, and I've noticed it in different situations where the client's content doesn't read like it should on the web, which is clear and concise. Instead, their content read like it was a magazine or book.

So granted, I consider myself a designer, my professional writing degree has proved to be very important/relevant to the work that I do. It's actually interesting to see how many "good sites" have content that isn't repurposed for the web.

Well one of them was software engineering, other was photography and writing and random one was animal psychology. 2 out of 3 sort of being used is good for me ;) I am starting an animal blog to even that up though lol.

I'm learning IT and it's very relevant to my field of chosen eventhough Syllabus is lagging behind. As Scrivs said most of the time the things that I have self-taught has helped me in my career. But with the degree I get to learn methodlogists most of the time.

Hey, I went for that MIS degree as soon as I got into college. Man, what a long time ago that was. Since then I've switched majors three times because I time and time again I would stare in the mirror and say "I don't really think this major will actually play a role in my mature pay-the-bills life. I can say about 80% of the people I know that are fresh out of college end up landing positions outside of their actual major.

Most of what we need in the real world can't be learned from the text book anyway... That's what I tell myself right before my eyes close in the middle of lecture ;)

I have a degree in Fashion Design and Merchandising and I've worked in insurance for 10 years...so absoutely nothing.

I did a degree in music; since then I've had a job as a webdesigner, a schools-worker and now as an ICT technician. My music degree has proven worthless so far!

Degrees in both Travel & Tourism as well as Graphic Design. And sad to say with all the courses I took in college, I'm not using my degrees. My job has nothing to do with Graphic Design or Travel & Tourism. Not even slightly related. At one point I was kind of using my degree in Graphic Design (a far-fetched relationship) when I was doing visual merchandising for a retail store.

As a web developer, I use both my Computer Science and Business Management degrees on a consistent basis. I would have to say I use more of the CS degree than Mgmt degree, though.

I was using my psych degree while working in a psychiatric hospital until a week ago or so. But I recently realized that I don't really want to work in psych any more.

I was just hired as a ghost writer for a website not even remotely related to psychology. I guess in a way writing could be considered relevant to any college degree (ya know... seeing as how you have to write a lot to get a degree of any kind).

I'm real, real glad to say I'm not using my degree, though. The mental health field was starting to drive me... well... crazy...

I majored in Computer Engineering/Computer Sciences.

I have worked with technology for over a decade. Some web work and design, some IT work (server setup/maintenance/networking.) A lot of programming. Nowadays I'm a CTO/Software and Systems Architect.

That said my degree has been 100% useless to my profession. It was an excersize in futility. While taking the courses in the mid 90's they were already outdated, and I already had taught myself more of programming and computers than was available to take at the university. If I had moved more towards hardware engineering it would have done me well, as it is, it was a waste of my time and my money.

I don't know whether to blame the university, or the system on a larger scale. I don't consider myself overly exceptional. I'm bright, but no genius. I'm not quite sure why it was so worthless to me, but I'm sure it has to be more useful to others or the programs would no longer exist.

I got BS in Information Technology and currently I am a technical lead for C#.NET and capability lead for Microsoft SharePoint, Ms Project Server, VSTS, etc.

I went after what I really wanted in College and made sure I make a career out of it.

I'm now pursuing degree in Accounting and Finance because that's was my favorite field, but now I can't sleep and eat without thinking of my blog and what's the next big thing on web 2.0.
That's far from relevant but I don't want to quit study, indeed. sigh... it's difficult to dream on two different things.

I studied advertising, specifically art direction. I am really glad that I studied how to craft compelling messages and design principles, vs. studying the technological side of things. Learning how to code and picking up on the developing edge of the Internet is much easier outside of school than learning typography or wordsmithing.

I don't really use my degree at all in my job. I did Computer Science with Maths and currently work as a Web Designer/developer and am self taught in most of the things I use in my job. As soon as my 2nd year at Uni finished it was clear to me that most of what I was being taught was very dated so I spent a lot of my own time during my 3rd and final year brushing up on 'other things'. It was my knowledge of the 'other things' that got me my job although I wouldn't have got the interview without the degree!

I majored in Communications Studies with an emphasis on new media (television and the web) and minored in Digital Arts. While I was in college I worked part time for the university as a web designer and now I have a full time job doing just that. I can honestly say that I planned to get a degree that was a bit more open to interpretation, yet can still be applied to what I wanted to do.

I actually use knowledge from my degree all the time: a good web designer has to understand communicating through words, not just the graphics on the pages.

Now that I have a career I guess I'll comment and say it's 100% relevant for me. I'll be working in an IT/Accounting group for one of the Big Four auditors next Fall and my degree is in Business (emphasis in Accounting, and IS). My time has been better spent learning Accounting than IT because, as you mentioned, a lot is self-taught.

I majored in art & design (focused on painting and printmaking) and minored in business. I think that the art training has given me an ability to see the world differently and better. It also taught me how to solve problems creatively and not always linearly.

I think my business training has helped me to see business ramifications of decisions that people make in coding, designing and marketing. So I don't think my education has directly informed my profession (ie. teaching me how to code), but I think that it taught me how to learn and how to look.

I don't have a degree.

I don't want a career.

:)

I got myself several degrees and used one to earn money.
I always liked to keep several doors open, just in case.
That was a sh*tload of work though, because I did it all parallel ... and never needed the others (yet).

you may be suprised, but in the UK it doesn't really matter when it comes to graduate jobs. it does for other jobs though. Almost every graduate job i've looked at says you just need a 2:1 (a B). One person on a management consultancy job had a chemistry degree

For my current job my degree and postgrad work is totally irrelevant. That being said, I am finding that a lot of my skills and knowledge from the degrees are having an indirect impact on my work. To the point I started in one lowly post five months ago and am already on my third job title, with pay bumps, and am now responsible for real-life minions!

For the 'career' I eventually want to move into, qualifications that are directly relevant are smiled on a bit more. In more than one interview I've got down to the final two or three and each time they've gone for the one with a relevant degree. I've even had one person come back to me and say "We liked you more, but X had that paper qualification as well..." It's a bummer, and I think they've lost out personnally, but *shrug* c'est la vie. I'm slowly working on getting more relevant qualifications (I'm soon going to be the most over qualified admin out there!) and hopefully I'll be moving on towards my dream job soonish.

I went into college with a dream of being a Pulitzer-winning journalist. Things changed a lot during my college tenure--blogs somehow became journalistic sources and therefore "the media" became less and less trustworthy. Reporters get enough criticism as it is.

Plus in my journalism classes there were so many schmos who thought they were good writers, but even in the upper division courses they couldn't write an article to save their lives. Toward the beginning of my last year I was pretty certain that I didn't want to be a reporter anymore. Fortunately I was required to take "Publication Design/Production" and fell in love with it. It's what I've been doing since I graduated almost a year ago, and I feel like my degree is getting put to *some* use.

I have a BS in Information Technology and a Master of Business Administration. I was a technology manager for some time at several large companies but then lost interest in the work and didn't like the 60+ hour work weeks. So when I had the opportunity to jump ship I did.

I now work as a project manager for a very small business (total 9 people) in the construction industry and I love it. Are my degrees directly related to what I do now? No, but they definitely opened doors to opportunities that I wouldn't have had otherwise.

My degree has nothing to do with my career. But just because they don't align, doesn't mean that I shouldn't have earned a degree. If you want to work for the federal government (it can be great, sometimes), then I recommend getting your Masters degree.

Why?

You'll be bumped up in the hiring rounds and be able to come in at a higher pay grade, even if you have less work experience.

My undergrad and graduate degrees in English made me a better reader and writer. My law degree didn't make me a better lawyer, but it is a requirement for getting a job as a lawyer. (Although it is still the case -- but rarely the practice -- that people can apprentice to a lawyer and then take the bar exam without having gone to law school.)

BA: Music Composition
AA: Philosophy

Current career(s): Tech writer, blogger, business owner (marketing).
Previous careers: Journalist (Technology), Editor, Tech Support.

Oddly, I got my tech start because I was (am) a musician. Go figure.

Can you really use a philosophy degree for anything anymore? I mean other than becoming a game show host or an ethicist.

BA in Graphic Design and I'm a graphic designer.
But I'm the only one of my friends like that. One has a psychology but is a programer, history major is a saleman, english major is a math teacher, business major is a carpenter, etc...

That's sort of the point of a liberal arts education, I guess -- you learn about something that interests you, and a lot of other stuff besides, and then you go out and build beautiful kitchen cabinets, because you like to use your hands and while you're at it, you daydream about interesting psychological or philosophical problems.

I think doing a BA in graphic design would be a huge amount of fun, Fray. Do you have to know how to draw?

I'm about to go back to school to finish out my psychology degree... and then I'll be going pro in graphic design (by pro I just mean freelance)

bloglily - I can draw something if I can see it and I have a lot of time and a lot of paper. But I do not consider myself being able to draw though... However, nope, you don't have to know how to draw to get a BA. They did have a few art/drawing classes as core classes so you do get the basics. I learned a lot in life drawing. Sketching your idea for layouts and ads and such is pretty helpful. I usually sketch an idea out then put it on screen to polish it up. (Usually using this as the start for the project, usign InDesign.)
It was a lot of fun. It was good to see how far 'out of the box' I could get and still be on target with the assignment. I found all my old coursework in storage when I moved last year... some of it would be good today, some of the other stuff made me laugh! (I was amazed that I did something so not good.) It was good to see how I've grown, design wise, since college.

:]

Right now, my degree has nothing to do with my present career. I have a BS in Mathematics and working on a Master's in Network and Communication Management. I work as a web designer. I mean, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is a rip-roaring read and all, but it don't mean squat when I'm floating divs all over the place.

One thing I will say that the math degree did was help me in my analytical processes. Whether it's writing or web design or even playing in the band, stuff I learned as far as dissecting proofs and the like has helped me a lot.

I have a degree in Political Science but have worked Finance internships and now still have a career in Finance... So, absolutely nothing. :) Like bloglily said about liberal arts education, I really enjoyed my studies, though.

I am just graduating in a few months with a Management Information Systems degree and to be honest about 50% of what I am being taught in college is actually useful now that I am giving job interviews. But yea, technology makes such rapid advances that things learnt in college can become obsolete fast.

I graduated with a BA in English. I work as a market research analyst where I analyze survey data and report on the results. The job involves a lot of statistics, but thanks to SPSS I don't have to know what the formulas are just what they accomplish. An English degree gives one a non-specific skill set that can be used in many fields, so yeah, my degree is relevant.

I'll be soon getting my Masters in Biotech Engineering and I sincerely hope that it will be relevant to my career.
I always have a fall back, my self taught webdesign and webdev skills. At least I won't be unemployed. :)

I have a basic degree in Marine Biology.
I am pursuing my Master's in Conservation Biology.
So what's next, you ask? Truth be told, I don't know *shrugs*

Believe it or not, I have a BA in religion and have been working as a web developer and designer since I graduated. :) I loved my classes and I love what I do now.

I did a degree in Social Science with Social Policy, and now work in social services, which is quite apt. Given a year of raising cash I plan to study a Masters in Social Work.

*Dies under piles of paperwork*

I have my BA in art, and I minored in 'multimedia applications'. I currently do graphic design for the web, so I think the major and minor both work for what I do now.

That being said, I've learned a heck of a lot more outside of the classroom when it comes to web design and development and graphic design.

Degree in English, job in IT Networking. The fact that I have said degree serves more to make me shake my head in frustration when I see my plethora of mistakes in my posts.. Must.. Edit... more.

I've got a degree in Information Science and Policy and yes, it's related to my career as a Web developer, but not directly. The major itself didn't focus on Web development per se, but it did focus on information architecture and the like.