# What do you have a degree in? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268 "2017-04-26T09:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/41 "2017-04-26T15:19:54Z")
I have a three year Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology. From Wikipedia: > [@](#): > > Ontario College Advanced Diploma (OCAD) is a diploma awarded by certain colleges in Ontario, Canada, upon completion of a three-year program of study. These colleges are of a special type named Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology; see List of colleges in Ontario. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/42 "2017-04-26T15:29:27Z")
**jtur88** , this threadshitting and insulting to the posters participating, plain and simple. Stay out of the thread if you don’t want to participate. > [@jtur88](#): > > Nothing. Grew up in an era when phony degrees were not necessary and you learn on the job in weeks instead of years. **Crotalus** , don’t Jr. Mod. Report a post you feel is threadshitting and tone it down. > [@Crotalus](#): > > The phony ones are still unnecessary. Nice threadshit, sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/43 "2017-04-26T15:40:23Z")
BA in social sciences with a minor in history, and a PhD in the School of Hard Knocks. The latter has been far more useful to me. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/44 "2017-04-26T15:44:50Z")
I have a BS in Aero Engineering. Once upon a time many years ago, I considered pursuing a Masters, but I realized that it wouldn’t help my career path at all. Besides that, at the time, I couldn’t afford the tuition or the required time if I wanted to have any kind of life with my husband and daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/45 "2017-04-26T15:47:01Z")
BA in Historical Musicology MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy Have worked in both fields only as sidelines though; mostly my work has been in educational administration and, more recently, the financial sector. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/46 "2017-04-26T16:07:24Z")
Still working on it. Hopefully I’ll get my degree next year, Bachelor in ArtScience (more or less the same as Fine Arts, with more focus on multi-disciplinary art, media and technology). I probably won’t be able to get a Master, unless I’ll be able to finance it myself some day. That’s looking increasingly unlikely, considering the difficulties just staying afloat as a professional artist. My last exhibition netted me 19 euro’s, after expenses, for about two months of work. I’m definately doing this out of love, not for the money! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/47 "2017-04-26T16:10:47Z")
[Anti-perspirant](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51eqxAFiAML.jpg) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/48 "2017-04-26T16:14:08Z")
BS in Aerospace Engineering BS in Mechanical Engineering (My User Name may give away where the degrees are from) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/49 "2017-04-26T16:42:09Z")
Bachelor of Business Administration, in Marketing (with a secondary focus in Management). Master of Business Administration in Marketing, with a focus in Market Research. As I’ve worked in the advertising and market research fields for my entire career, I’ve actually put my degrees to use. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/50 "2017-04-26T16:43:09Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > [Anti-perspirant](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51eqxAFiAML.jpg) At my first job, I was, in fact, the market research analyst on that brand. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/51 "2017-04-26T16:45:03Z")
BS in civil engineering, MS in hydrologic sciences, and a PhD in hydrogeology. Somehow, that’s led to me doing (mostly) ecological research. Weird. It took my ten years to come to terms with the fact that, as much as I loved being educated as an engineer, I hated the practice of engineering. Once I got out of it, though, I never looked back. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/52 "2017-04-26T16:47:02Z")
I have a DEC in music from a junior college, and a Bachelor of Music from McGill. Studied clarinet, though my degree doesn’t specifically say that. I do music arranging work, so you can’t say a music degree is useless. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/53 "2017-04-26T16:54:54Z")
BS in Biology JD I switched from medicine to being a lawyer for the public respect. :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/54 "2017-04-26T16:59:54Z")
BS Mech Engineering. At one time thought of getting a PhD in some form of engineering but just can’t get the motivation. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/55 "2017-04-26T17:24:15Z")
BA in Political Science MSHR - Master of Science, Human Resources ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/56 "2017-04-26T17:25:49Z")
BSc in Geology with a minor in history, and returned 9 years later for an MSc in Petroleum Geology. I was able to get out in the field more with just the Bachelors, which I now miss very much. The hands on work outdoors was why many of us chose the profession in the first place. Almost all my efforts have been confined to the office since finishing the Masters, but that’s also a function of the simultaneous advent of ‘digital exploration’ and requisite crunching of massive amounts of data. ---
**Author:** ![Oukile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@Oukile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oukile)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/57 "2017-04-26T17:27:47Z")
M.S. in molecular/cellular biology, another M.S. in computer science, PhD in Cognitive Science. I am assistant professor in neurosciences now. My molecular/cellular biology M.S. is from 2002 but I haven’t been doing any work at the molecular level since, and it is completely obsolete. When I try discussion molecular biology or genetics with a grad student, I feel ashamed! ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/58 "2017-04-26T17:27:51Z")
BS in Biochemistry. My career now depends more of on my understanding of meteorology and thermodynamics, as well as general physics. I had great interest (and success) in those subjects while accomplishing the biochem degree. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/59 "2017-04-26T17:57:01Z")
B.A. Physics, M.S. Physics, Ph.D. Physics. Ooh, yeah, I attract men wherever I go… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268/60 "2017-04-26T18:27:57Z")
BA in Biology (could have had a double major in biochemistry, but I was not going to take physical chemistry.) PhD Biology (genetics and biochemistry). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-a-degree-in/785268.md?page=4)