I'm not particularly critical about the type of degree people want or have.
Regardless of the field of study school does a good job of documenting a persons capacity for learning, perseverence, and dedication to a goal... I was a student for 8 years, even took classes most Summers. Never dropped a class, never failed a class, never late, absent, or disciplined. In that sense any degree is useful to an employer as an indication of what they can expect from a person they hire.
My youngest recently started taking classes at the age of 24. I was just glad he finally devloped an interest in learning. He'd been going half a semester before I even asked him what it was for... Was waiting to see if he was for real or one of those jerk-offs that sign up for classes only to drop them after the first week
