In addition to my interest in higher education policy, I read this document alongside available data on the Internet on the so-called 'useless' degrees with a view to guiding students searching for 'useful degrees'. There is a mismatch between available degrees and available jobs, hence the 'useless (redundant) degrees'. This means given the right conditions, the redundant degrees could be very useful. So my indicative (rather than scientific) comparative analysis between useless degrees in most developed countries and Kenya shows that unless a student is really talented, taking engineering, mathematics and agriculture for any purpose other than teaching will be unproductive in the job market. However, the bad news is that these are redundant degrees whose market need is negligible.

Source: Standard Digital December 29, 2020 21:56 UTC