<p>Well to make a long story somewhat shorter, here is my dilemma:</p>
<p>I graduated with a degree in History and realizing that I can do nothing with it, I tried to find a school that would let me major in English. I heard that you could do more with English and I am really interested in non-profit, marketing, advertising, and public relations. I finally found a school but they screwed up when I transferred my classes in and told me that I would have to take 3 history classes(why do I have to, when my undergrad was history). I did not agree with that and I spoke to the dept. chair, asking her if I could just take only English classes to make up for my 30 hours. She said that she would have to see, as not a lot of people transfer to that particular school as it is very small. A few days later, she finally told me that it was ok and that I could do that but I lost the money that I had spent on the history class which I was not happy about. After this summer semester I will have only 9 classes left. While that makes me happy, I am not totally comfortable and I keep feeling like my classes are not all going to transfer. For example, on the degree plan the general education requirements were not filled in and when I asked why that was, she just told me that they would all transfer since I already had a degree and that thats why they were not filled in. It still kinda bothers me though.</p>
<p>The second option that I have is that I could go back to my original school, however, they do not offer night or online classes in English. On top of that, it is twice the price as the first school. I did some research and they just approved a new degree program in communications which was my second choice of major($500/class), however due to my electives, I will not be able to start until spring 2013. I am not young and I really do not want to wait that long and it will be longer. I will have to do 14 classes and/if I drop or fail for any reason, I have to wait a year for that class to come back around. </p>
<p>So what would you do if you were in my situation? The first school is also around $500 per class. I really like English, but i do feel more comfortable at my school however it will take longer and cost me way more. Is it possible to do marketing, advertising and public relations with an English degree? I have heard it was, but i don't know anyone that has done it.</p>
<p>So you received a degree (associates? bachelors? something else) in History ad due to the lack of job prospects, you want a degree in English? hmmmm.</p>
<p>Many would consider a degree in English LESS marketable than a History degree. If you already have a bachelors, go get a Masters in Communications or Marketing to re-brand yourself. If you are set on getting a bachelors, don’t go for English. Try Business or Marketing.</p>
<p>wow really? How is history more marketable than English? Not to say that I am doubting you, but I usually get told the reverse. I personally thought that History was better than English, but I hear so many people say they got into marketing/advertising with an English degree and I never hear that from people with a history one. I posted this question on another forum and they just bashed both degrees and told me they were both worthless. I really can’t afford to go for a masters and it would need to be online and not at a crappy for profit school either. The school that I am going to is obviously cheap, but I think that I am leaning more towards the school I am at now.</p>
<p>The data given by The Wall Street Journal says that History majors make more starting out and overall than an English major. [url=<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Degrees_that_Pay_you_Back-sort.html]WSJ.com[/url”>WSJ.com]WSJ.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>There are non-profit, “brick-and-mortar” schools that offer Masters degrees online. Some are quite inexpensive too (I’ve heard Western Governors University thrown out there a lot as an example, but don’t know much about it). But large, name-brand schools like Penn State, University of Florida, and UMass all offer online degrees.</p>
<p>If you have a bachelors degree from a reputable college (anything but an online diploma mill or a technical school), I think it would be foolish to get a second one. The only time I’d see people do it is if they are changing their careers mid-life and say, want to become a nurse or work in the IT field. At that point they may realize their Journalism degree can’t prepare them for those jobs, so they’d get a bachelors in a relevant field. Other than that, spending years and thousands of dollars to go from a BA in History to a BA in English is a bad idea.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response blueapple!</p>
<p>So I clicked on the website and I was shocked. They do make more, but the problem that i have is what do they do for work? Do they work in business, on wall street, library, what? I got a hold of one history major and she told me that she ended up in the library field. At this point, I am looking at going into advertising, marketing, sales. I do like to teach, but I just want a back up plan. See, I am all by myself and I have NO ONE that I can depend on, hence the back up plan. I have been told that it was dumb/foolish/stupid/idiotic to go for another degree on another forum, but I have heard and read many stories of people going into advertising/marketing/sales with an English degree. The only way that I can see possibly getting around this is to either go back for a degree in communications which will be 13-14 classes or I can try to get an internship. </p>
<p>My degree is from a Tier 2 college. I do not know if that is good, I guess it is ok. Another idea that I had was to get a masters in education. If I can pass the test then I can get a decent paying job as well as an assistant principal, that degree is online and it is very cheap(600/class), but as for the other universities you mentioned, it is just too much money. As for WGU, you have to pay a set tuition fee I believe and you can take as many classes as you want, but these classes are pass or fail only, in other words, there is no grade. At this point, I am kinda stuck as to what I can do, I just wish I knew what jobs these people held</p>