but its a fairly attention grabbing statement i must say.

The university I attend in Texas has a web and graphic design concentration that is part of a bigger Interdisciplinary Degree alongside other concentrations not focused on traditionally, as in something maybe an ivy league university has been founded for. Such as finance, marketing, teaching, law, or science. Yes I know, this field is growing since technology has advanced so much, but it hasn’t always been this way.

We all make mistakes. You worried me a minute when you said we didn’t have traditional degrees. I thought, what have I been doing all this time then?! lol

I think I just worded myself wrong because of my education. I got a BA in digital art and design and it wasn’t from a traditional university, it was more so a trade/taft school. On another note, my school (Full Sail) has transformed into a university in the past year or so. It is much more common/popular to major in design these days. I think we have a different view on a design degree over the general public because it is what we do for a living. When someone asks me what I majored in there is always that extra pull to know more because it is actually an interesting and different field to major in.

“Even though designers don’t have traditional degrees like journalism or business…”

Since when? We have been getting degrees for Graphic Design for years. I’m one of them, and have many friends and connections who also are either working on or have their degrees. We have everything from Associates up to a good old PhD.

When you go to apply for a job, the portfolio is important yeah, but many potential employers wont even look at you if you don’t make it past their HR department; who btw looks for that degree.

If you don’t go to college, then you’re probably not getting that good rounded education that you need to succeed in a career for graphic design. That said, many can and have done well without a degree, but it’s not the “usual” thing. There are always special circumstances.