25 and over DU'ers: Do you have a Bachelor's Degree or higher?

[JanMichael]

Poll question: 25 and over DU'ers: Do you have a Bachelor's Degree or higher?

25 years old and over!

Why do I ask?

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/000818.html

The US average is 26.7%. What's ours?

[dobak]

1. 100%

:-)

[maxanne]

2. sorry to screw up the average

JanMichael. I'm a high school drop out. (who went on to get a GED and take a bunch of college classes - but no degree or end in sight)

[JanMichael]

3. No need to apologise!

I'm just curious about demographics, that's all.

[blondeatlast]

50. I did the same and I finally got my B. S.

When I got laid off from the third job in a row, I said the hell with it and finished college.

[kixot]

4. Working on it.

Well, mostly working. Hope to get back into classes next fall... only have another 5-7 classes left.

[thom1102]

27. Me too, only I am in the midst of it...

I just got my tuition bill for next semester~ $1200! Yikes! Paid by Monday or automatically unenrolled from next semester's classes.

Pursuing a BSED in Physics... working to be an High School Physics Teacher.

[OhioStateProgressive]

53. 4 quarters left here, Bach. of Fine Arts, Painter(nt)

[Philostopher]

5. I'm a real demographic freak.

Grew up in a rural area, but my folks were solidly middle class -- dad drove downtown every weekday to do his union typesetter's job for a city newspaper.

They were willing to pay for me to go to college (though my dad's job had gone down the crapper my junior year of high school, and when I dropped out after my second year, he still wasn't working steadily again), but I got so disenchanted with what I saw happening to what was going to be my profession since I was in about the fifth grade -- journalism -- I dropped out and got married to the first guy who'd asked me. I got lucky -- it wasn't a bad match, and lasted ten years, but I still haven't found the motivation to go back yet.

[pasadenaboy]

6. Yes

Bachelor of Arts
History with an emphasis in Urban Studies
UCLA
Class of 1993

[Booberdawg]

7. Yes. 3 of them.

Long story.

[_Jumper_]

8. The results likely are inflated

Go to any board and ask people about their IQ's and you will be surprised to learn that several of the smartest few hundred people on Earth post at the same board you do.;)

[Bozita]

13. You may be right, but I don't see it here

Look at the posts .

Didn't see any puffery.

To me, DU seems to be a haven for a lot of curious, well-educated folks. Nothing in this thread so far dissuades me.

[_Jumper_]

14. I think they are bit inflated...

...but not very much, like IQ scores are everytime they come up at any board. You are correct about the type of people that post at DU.

[ikojo]

20. The lack of a college degree does not mean one is not

well educated. In too many cases the presence of a college degree means that one had parents who could afford to pay tuition for four or more years, thus enabling one to put off becoming an adult. There are a lot of colleges who will not flunk a student who is not dependent upon any financial aid.

I dropped out of college after trying to pay for it myself for two years. I got tired of going hungry, not knowing how I was going to pay my rent and other bills and not being able to afford the books.

[Iverson]

28. That's a timely reminder.

Patterns of thoughtfulness and reflection can occur in anyone regardless of the level of formal education.

Also, so often an undergraduate degree is a measure more of tenacity than education. It's best to make judgements based on individuals; the credential alone isn't meaningful unless the person makes it so.

[southerngirlwriter]

9. I lack 18 hours for a Bachelor's in English...

...with minors in Philosophy and Creative Writing.

[5thGenDemocrat]

10. Associate of Arts, Delta College (MI), 1991

Sorry. It took me 16 years to get it.
John
But I got it.

[Interrobang]

11. Two degrees...

BA in English Language and Literature, the University of Western Ontario, class of '97
MA in Language and Professional Writing, the University of Waterloo, class of '99.

The per capita average for post-secondary degree holders in Canada is somewhat higher than in the US, IIRC.

[aquaman]

12. Masters Degree....

In social work. I'm trying to save the world but failing.

[toddzilla]

15. 18 credits short ..

exercise physiology, university missouri st. louis.

starting IT certification programs next year, to get something that doesn't pay 8.00/hour.

college should be free.

[codebled]

16. im a junior

working on a Bachelors in Philosophy

[Bertha Venation]

31. "college should be free" -- A-freakin'-MEN, todzilla. n/t

[Awsi Dooger]

17. Yes, BA in Print Journalism from USC

20 years ago. But I am still remembered at University Park, as confirmed by two solicitations from the university fundraising drive in the past week. So far, no offers of complimentary Rose Bowl tickets.

[Piperay]

18. Didn't get

to finish college, so I am minus the degree. :-(

[midnight armadillo]

19. Many degrees

Two bachelor's, a master's, and a PhD in about 6 weeks.

[underpants]

22. Daaaaaamn............ look at the big brain on you

BS in Accounting in '96 after what 11 years of f***ing off and working through school.

ON EDIT-AccouNting

[soothsayer]

23. how could you get all those in 6 weeks?

you're fast!

[underpants]

26. Speed readin' I is sure

Damn I didn't even catch that at first. Okay time for coffee.

LOL

[flamingyouth]

40. What's your field of study?

I'm just curious. I have two bachelor's and a master's (Journalism and Political Science), but I'll probably never get a PhD at this point. :hi:

[midnight armadillo]

42. Physics

I have a bachelor's in philosophy, and then the other bachelor's along with the master's and PhD are all in physics. I've been in school since 1993 and I'm all set to go and earn sh*t in a postdoctoral research position studying brain cancer starting in Feb once I do my thesis defense next month. Yup, my new salary will be less than what I could have done right out of undergrad in the dotcom boom in 1998. <sigh> Was it worth it? Dunno, right now I'm too burnt out to be able to think about that. The postdoc position should lead to a good career down the road.

[flamingyouth]

47. Wow - I'm impressed, to say the least

I do understand your frustration about the money thing, though. One of my best friends got a PhD in history and has been teaching at a small, private women's college for about four years now. He really loves it. Oddly, his first bachelor's was in mathematics, but he always had a love of European (particularly French) history.

I wish you the best of luck, and I'm most impressed by your career choice! :hi:

[CRK7376]

21. 45 with

two Master's Degrees

[nostamj]

24. BFA in theatre

or, a Big 'Farking' Accomplishment as we called it.

I was working on my Major Farking Accomplishment but decided against finishing it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Northwestern University, 1971.

[UTUSN]

29. Would Trade My M.A. to Be 25 & Under n/t

[Bertha Venation]

30. underachiever

I would've been a doctor in sports med, a studio musician, or an author (make that published author), but life intervened.

Edit: I am happy with how my life turned out, and I am happy now. I look back with some regret, but it's not debilitating regret and it doesn't hold me back.

[Jack Rabbit]

32. BA (cum laude), Political Science, San Francisco State University

1975.

[Catfish]

33. 2 degrees

BBA in Economics from Georgia State Univ., MS in Policy Analysis from Penn State Univ. I'm thinking of getting a Master's degree or some kind of certification to teach ESL here in the US. I'm still looking into what the best option is and if there is a demand.

[Lindsey]

34. B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies

that I received when I was 41 years old (in 1998) from Cal State. My greastest accomplishment in life :-)!

[SheilaT]

35. No,

but I've been taking college classes on and off since I graduated high school more than 25 years ago and have around 200 semester hours accumulated.

At various times I was intending to get a degree and then would move to another part of the country or have some other change in my life that I let get in the way.

Almost everyone who meets me assumes very quickly that I have a degree, and lately people have thought I'm a college professor. In recent years, when taking classes at my local junior college, I bake chocolate chip cookies on test days. It helps keep my GPA at a 4.0.

[Robb]

36. Heck

I don't even have a high school diploma. ;)

[tigereye]

37. Degrees don't necessarily guarantee intelligence....

or common sense. I have two degrees, Bachelors and masters, but can't say that I've made the average amount of money listed in the census... People with science degrees or in business seem to do better economically than those of us with humanities degrees.

[Character Assassin]

41. This is the correct answer

Degrees don't necessarily guarantee intelligence....

Without question.

[Robb]

43. Well, that's a relief! nt

;)

[Character Assassin]

38. B.S. Semantics/German. and M.B.A.

Now concentrating on learning other languages and would love to have the time in a few years to learn to fly helicopters.

[SiobhanClancy]

39. Lacking 16 hours..

for a Bachelor's in PoliSci from Tulane. I decided to get married and took a year off,intending to go back and finish. A word to the wise: It's harder to go back than it is to stay and finish.

[camero]

44. Small brain here

Just High School and Some Trade School Education. It shows I guess..lol

[VT70]

45. Yes

Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina - 1992
Master's in Business Administration(MBA)from UNC at Chapel Hill - 1994.
Juris Doctor(J.D.), also from UNC - 1997
Additionally, I am a certified financial advisor and certified public accountant.

[reknewcomer]

46. I have a PHD

I keep it in the barn for when I need to mend fences.

[VT70]

48. lol

nt

[VT70]

49. kick

:kick:

[RedEarth]

51. Two...

BBA Finance/Economics and MBA. I'm good at numbers, but I can't spell worth a heck so I'm constantly asking my wife and kids how to spell. My wife has a BS and a Masters in English and my son will start work on his PhD next year.

[VT70]

52. I have a BBA also

What do you do for a living?