That's right. This particular forum is for those early on in their training, and they come here to seek advice from those with actual experience. All of you aviation degree supporters getting together and congratulating each other on what a wonderful education you're getting, without any perspective on its real-world worth, is NOT valuable advice. In fact, it's detrimental.

Now let me explain what I mean by "useless" aviation degree. It grants no advantages to a job seeker in any field, including its own. You're right in that it qualifies you for a great many jobs that don't require a specialized degree. The problem is, so does any other degree. Any other degree, which could cost about a quarter as much. You claim cost isn't a valid argument due to the inherent pricelessness of any investment in education, (incidentally, right after questioning the investment required for a graduate degree), but when there are alternatives of lower cost and equal effectiveness, cost becomes a major consideration.

To summarize, the aviation degree isn't the only pointless degree out there. Any degree that has no advantages over another in the job market is basically pointless. Unfortunately, the big-name aviation degrees cost three to four times as much as a typical liberal arts degree at a state college, with no inherent advantages over any of those in any industry, including their own, to justify that cost.