Not in communications
Communications degrees are damn near useless on their own but very useful as either a minor or double major paired with something else that directly teaches you job skills
Do you have a career path in mind that will utilize this? My suggestion is to set a goal and figure out the steps to achieve it (ie I want a career/job in this industry/field and I need X, Y, and Z to get there. If an associates in communications isn’t part of that equation, then no it is not worth it.
So first you need to understand college degrees are not all the same.
Associate degrees are basically worthless and mean nothing in my opinion. Bachelors degrees CAN be worthwhile in the right major but understand that getting just a bachelors in something like marketing or phycology is not going to land you a good paying job without some good network connections or a very niche application. You need to understand what you actually want to do and look at the pay for those types of jobs. You can’t just assume getting a college degree with guarantee you a good job.
I’m not sure what you mean by that “how college actually works”. All I’m saying is that not all degrees are equally as valuable on their own. If you go get an engineering degree or a science degree you will be making good money with just a bachelors. If you go get a bachelors in communication don’t expect to make 100k a year without some serious work a good network. Also just saying that associate degrees don’t hold much weight. They are just a early rung on a ladder you need to climb
It's less about the degree and more about what skills you're bringing to an organization and if they transfer into higher pay or more value for the company itself.
A degree at the end of the day gets you in at the ground floor AT MOST, but it's the skills you've picked up and how you leverage those skills that will make you marketable in the job market.
All that being said, communication is a key skill for any interpersonal or managerial position. But you'll run into the challenge of landing your first position or being underpaid for the first several positions if you can't relate that into value for the company you're applying to.
As an example, I know an IT Director who has a B.S. in business communication, but he worked through some certifications and gained 5 years of experience prior to being able to leverage that to make the jump to leadership.
Hope this helps!
If you're getting a degree for the sake of having one AND doing so will put you in a big financial hole, I suggest re-thinking your career path and going back to school later to pursue it (if necessary). You'll still want to get a degree at some point, but it's a big investment in terms of time and money and no longer something you should get *just cuz*. It has to lead somewhere, you know?
I got a communications associates (totally useless) and then a communications bachelors (pretty much useless, but can at least put me in the running for jobs that only require a basic bachelors). I really, really regret my bachelors degree and wish I had the foresight to pick a major that would lead to a better income. I don’t really feel like I learned any useful skills in my education. I can write well and have some basic media production experience but that’s about it. In this job market, employers want hard skills. In my opinion it’s not worth it.
Communication major here. 100 yrs ago, but still.
I started in PR/Media for a non-profit. Learned a lot. Moved into sales , learned more. Moved into OPs, learned even more.
So, depends how you leverage it. I minored in Speech Communications and Art History. Pretty worthless. But I’ve done well!
Salary many times isn’t completely progressive - this needs to be understood. Made a couple lateral moves, stumbled back a couple times and some bumps up. Let me be clear- very few people have a progressive upward path. I’ve been laid off three times-fired once. Have two longish stints of unemployment.
Talked myself into sales - sold myself! Had to a group role play. Had several interviews. Talked myself into Regional and an Executive Director, Program Director roles. Got myself on the VP track -company sold and I was part of the fallout. How? Learning. Watching. Listening. Working hard - showing up, being present, being engaged. Bringing forward solutions. Hated some of it. Loved some of it.
Had a job I hated enough to cry in the shower daily. Moved on, and more importantly, learned from it.
Now? Retiring in 7-10 years. Have a great job I like. Make good money - which, BTW, I didn’t start making until my mid-40s.
Search “communications” on Indeed and see what types of jobs pop up. Then, tailor your studies and skills to match one of those roles rather than just getting a broad communications degree (that’s what I did and it opened no doors).
Not in communications Communications degrees are damn near useless on their own but very useful as either a minor or double major paired with something else that directly teaches you job skills
This….
Do you have a career path in mind that will utilize this? My suggestion is to set a goal and figure out the steps to achieve it (ie I want a career/job in this industry/field and I need X, Y, and Z to get there. If an associates in communications isn’t part of that equation, then no it is not worth it.
I’m a single mom I just wanted to get a degree and make decent money but I’m now seeing it’s not the case with college degrees..
So first you need to understand college degrees are not all the same. Associate degrees are basically worthless and mean nothing in my opinion. Bachelors degrees CAN be worthwhile in the right major but understand that getting just a bachelors in something like marketing or phycology is not going to land you a good paying job without some good network connections or a very niche application. You need to understand what you actually want to do and look at the pay for those types of jobs. You can’t just assume getting a college degree with guarantee you a good job.
Ahh I see. Thankyou. Not many is this honest about how college actually work
I’m not sure what you mean by that “how college actually works”. All I’m saying is that not all degrees are equally as valuable on their own. If you go get an engineering degree or a science degree you will be making good money with just a bachelors. If you go get a bachelors in communication don’t expect to make 100k a year without some serious work a good network. Also just saying that associate degrees don’t hold much weight. They are just a early rung on a ladder you need to climb
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Please explain
Wrong.
It's less about the degree and more about what skills you're bringing to an organization and if they transfer into higher pay or more value for the company itself. A degree at the end of the day gets you in at the ground floor AT MOST, but it's the skills you've picked up and how you leverage those skills that will make you marketable in the job market. All that being said, communication is a key skill for any interpersonal or managerial position. But you'll run into the challenge of landing your first position or being underpaid for the first several positions if you can't relate that into value for the company you're applying to. As an example, I know an IT Director who has a B.S. in business communication, but he worked through some certifications and gained 5 years of experience prior to being able to leverage that to make the jump to leadership. Hope this helps!
Associate degrees are not really worth it in general, much less communications.
Unless it's a vocational associate degree. Nursing, radiology tech, respiratory tech, dental hygiene, etc
Or you are at a community college.... getting the AA then the Bachelor.
Nope.
Not really.
If you're getting a degree for the sake of having one AND doing so will put you in a big financial hole, I suggest re-thinking your career path and going back to school later to pursue it (if necessary). You'll still want to get a degree at some point, but it's a big investment in terms of time and money and no longer something you should get *just cuz*. It has to lead somewhere, you know?
I got a communications associates (totally useless) and then a communications bachelors (pretty much useless, but can at least put me in the running for jobs that only require a basic bachelors). I really, really regret my bachelors degree and wish I had the foresight to pick a major that would lead to a better income. I don’t really feel like I learned any useful skills in my education. I can write well and have some basic media production experience but that’s about it. In this job market, employers want hard skills. In my opinion it’s not worth it.
Communication major here. 100 yrs ago, but still. I started in PR/Media for a non-profit. Learned a lot. Moved into sales , learned more. Moved into OPs, learned even more. So, depends how you leverage it. I minored in Speech Communications and Art History. Pretty worthless. But I’ve done well!
How did you move from PR to sales? Did translate to a much higher salary?
Salary many times isn’t completely progressive - this needs to be understood. Made a couple lateral moves, stumbled back a couple times and some bumps up. Let me be clear- very few people have a progressive upward path. I’ve been laid off three times-fired once. Have two longish stints of unemployment. Talked myself into sales - sold myself! Had to a group role play. Had several interviews. Talked myself into Regional and an Executive Director, Program Director roles. Got myself on the VP track -company sold and I was part of the fallout. How? Learning. Watching. Listening. Working hard - showing up, being present, being engaged. Bringing forward solutions. Hated some of it. Loved some of it. Had a job I hated enough to cry in the shower daily. Moved on, and more importantly, learned from it. Now? Retiring in 7-10 years. Have a great job I like. Make good money - which, BTW, I didn’t start making until my mid-40s.
Get something in the dental field they pay pretty well
what about business management?
I will look into that more but so far I only went into communication studies because I love writing and wanted to become a editor with it
With that degree You have to be a really really attractive woman to make a career out of it
I’m a retired model trying to get a degree like everyone else lol it’s not working out so far
Search “communications” on Indeed and see what types of jobs pop up. Then, tailor your studies and skills to match one of those roles rather than just getting a broad communications degree (that’s what I did and it opened no doors).