are degrees worthless now? for an undergrad with just a bachelors,

Degrees alone aren't enough. You need at least a handful of: work experience (related or otherwise), internships volunteering, involvement in school life, hobbies and interests. And a genuine passion in the field you want to work in.

>>18496481

Understood and agreed. With that in mind, anon, what field has the best long term potential? Engineering, finance, business, bio, etc.

Also, which field specifically, upon initially breaking into, has the fastest/largest income potential?

>>18496483
All fields have potential, it just depends on your abilities and where you interest lies. Nothing's going to be guaranteed. I know you want security, but an ability to adapt and move into new roles is something that lots of employers want and expect in new recruits, so if you're stuck on a career path and aren't willing to be flexible at all, then you're not going to be the sort of person employers are looking for.

>>18496478
A BA degree will get you to the interview. From then on your career prospects are 100% on your performance - first, at the interview and how ell you sell yourself, and second on the job and how well you deliver.

>>18496568
I ditto anons comments. The BA is just a box to check but the rest is on you and performance. Its sad Universities lie and take money instead of preparing kids for the real world of contact capitalism.

It helps to be interested in what you do, at least slightly.

>>18496568
>>18496631
BA (usually written B.A.) is used to refer to a bachelor of arts just so u kno

>>18496655
goddamn you must believe everyone is an idiot. BA,BS who fucking cares an undergraduate degree. At some point in your career add a MBA or JD, most of the top earners have a post grad but it isn't necessary to have it for that first job.

>>18496478
CS Engineering Accounting these are the degrees that every corporation needs to keep their ship afloat.

>>18496478
I have a PhD in an abstruse fiekd of the humanities. I only make $40K teaching at a decent university, less than many trades.

If you have the math skills, go into STEM. Otherwise go to law school, business, or learn a trade.