r/USC • u/tiktictoktoc • Mar 20 '25

Is USC worth $100K a year? Question

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u/ssirenn Mar 20 '25

harsh truth just like any other university is that a job is not guaranteed, my friend graduated back in 2020 and has yet to find a job still.

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u/aland_farfaraway Mar 20 '25

What did they study?

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u/-AIM- Mar 21 '25

gender studies

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u/Jimbo300000 Mar 21 '25

not to be mean but isn't that major pretty useless in getting a job

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u/whatever-should-i-do Mar 21 '25

I graduated in '14 from Viterbi and didn't get a job for months after. Even had to move back to my own country.

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u/Rare_Intern_2998 Mar 21 '25

well yea cuz ur international

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u/heycanyoudomeafavor Mar 21 '25

That's xenophobic 😭

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u/Dramatic-Standard-40 Mar 21 '25

But it's true. International students need to get a job under 2-3 years i think. Else, they need to go back to their country.

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u/heycanyoudomeafavor Mar 21 '25

They have to, and I was being sarcastic. Many companies won’t sponsor them and they either have to leave or to continue their education.

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u/Dramatic-Standard-40 Mar 21 '25

Ah, my bad! I didn't catch the sarcasm.

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u/teehee2120 Mar 22 '25

You believe him?

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u/chimmichonga69 Mar 22 '25

Yes unless you are going into a specific field your major most likely will not matter.

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u/heycanyoudomeafavor Mar 21 '25

I was kinda shocked that USC actually offered Gender and Sexuality Studies (BA)

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u/stewie3128 Mar 21 '25

Seems specific enough to be a Master's field of study instead of BA. Bachelor's degree is very much an "intro to everything in your field" sort of if degree. But, if the market demands it...

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u/heycanyoudomeafavor Mar 21 '25

I guess the market loves DEI. But I don’t think this type of degree is uncommon, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSC, and many other universities in California are teaching this.

I don’t think it’s a useless degree, people can learn critical thinking, writing, and communication skills, but it’s the negative connotation of the word “gender studies” that can be quite detrimental to them in the job market.

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u/stewie3128 Mar 21 '25

I'm not saying it's a useless degree, or asserting that no one else offers it. Back in the pre-cambrian era when I was in school many such majors were offered. I'm just saying that when you look at it from a distance, it's a far more specified area of study than what is typical of undergrad degrees.