Economics & Marketing=Overkill?
@LouieWpHs04 (4555)
United States
July 13, 2008 6:31am CST
Do you think that getting an Economics Degree, as well as a Marketing degree, along with Managerial certificates is kind of overkill when it comes to schooling? Not only that but I don't want to stop there, I wanted to minor in graphic & web design, as well as get some sort of degree in Spanish(Helps me to hit a bigger customerbase!) I'm interested in so much & even then I still don't want to stop learning. I love love learning! Yet oddly, i'm not a big fan of colleges! 
Maybe I get a bad assortment of professors, eh? 
But yeah, what do you think? 
Maybe I get a bad assortment of professors, eh?
But yeah, what do you think? 2 responses
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
15 Jul 08
If you enjoy it, keep doing it. Otherwise, you are spending time and money on a pursuit that may or may not yield the financial/career benefits you seem to be seeking.
Personally, I enjoy school, and I love learning in general. However, degrees don't translate to high earnings; I've learnt that first-hand.
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
13 Jul 08
There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to education. You may want to turn one area of your studies into a MASTERs degree... i.e. get a Bachelors in Econ, and an MBA with a focus on marketing (that's what my MBA is all about, but I have a bachelors in engineering)
Anyhow - not to sound pessimistic, you can't do a whole lot with a bachelors degree in Econ. Seriously. But if you have econ AND marketing, you are more, shall I say, marketable? Solely a degree in Econ isn't going to get you too far career-wise, unless you want to teach at a community college. A Masters in Econ may get you a job at a big company. Anyhow, I am babbling. Get educated, more is NOT an issue! Less can be a problem.
