ABSTRACT

Over 500 British respondents rated the extent to which a degree in 35 different subjects/disciplines (Anthropology to Zoology) would lead to useful skills acquisition and thence a well-paid job. These ratings factored into five groups: Social/Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities; Professional and Applied STEM; Languages; People and Information Management; and Pure Science. These ratings were then related to eight individual difference variables (demography, ideology, self-evaluations) through correlational and regression analysis. Applied STEM and Pure Science factors were considered the most useful (with minimal disagreement), whereas there were a number of demographic correlates on the factors considered to be less useful. Speculations are made about the origin and validity of these beliefs. Implications of these results, and limitations are acknowledged.

摘要

超过 500 名英国受访者评估了 35 个不同学科/学科（人类学到动物学）的学位将在多大程度上获得有用的技能并因此获得一份高薪工作。这些评级分为五组：社会/应用自然科学和人文学科；专业和应用 STEM；语言；人员和信息管理；和纯科学。然后通过相关和回归分析将这些评级与八个个体差异变量（人口统计学、意识形态、自我评价）相关联。Applied STEM 和 Pure Science 因素被认为是最有用的（分歧最小），而在被认为不太有用的因素上存在许多人口统计学相关性。人们对这些信念的起源和有效性进行了推测。这些结果的含义，