I ask people all the time what they got their college degree in and am continously amazed at how often the degree has nothing to do with their current occupation. Like the PR major I met yesterday who owns a travel agency. The advice that "people are more interested in the fact that you got a degree than in what field you studied" is accurate. A degree implies a certain amount of work and "discipline of mind" that can be applied to numerous endeavors.

Also the advice that a degree in history can be a stepping stone to further study is true. I once talked to the dean of a seminary who told me that they frequently sought out people with degrees in business and mathematics and other areas becasue of what they brought to the study of religion. I knew of a man who got his undergraduate degree in math and then went to get his Masters in art. One of his instrctors made him come up with a mathematic formula for all of his paintings before starting to paint. It ended up being a fascinating study for everyone in the class simply because this student with an unusual background brought something new to the subject.

Of course, the old joke is, "What do history majors say when they get into the job world?"

"Would you like fries with that?"

Truth is, what you do with your degree is entirely up to you.