Feeling a bit down about my degree?

So as many of you may know from my past questions, I go to an engineering school that specializes in research, engineering, and science. They have other very good programs too and incorporate science into pretty much all of them (except for business administration). It is a great school and I was so happy I got in, but I decided that engineering wasn’t for me. I will be graduating soon but with a degree that’s a bit like the equivalent of a liberal arts degree here (it is a B.S. not a B.A.) though because of the school they still integrate a lot of CS and science concepts.

Lately, not just from other students at my university but from people all over, I’ve heard things about how liberal arts degrees are pointless, worthless, and a waste of time. By not being an engineer, computer scientist, or doctor (which I could have done but really didn’t want to) I am not doing anything relevant or contributing to society. People say that my work, even though I go to the same university that they do, isn’t difficult at all and it isn’t “real work”. I’ve just been feeling really bad about it lately because it’s not like I couldn’t be an engineer; it wasn’t like I didn’t have the mental capacity to do it. I mean, obviously I got into one of the top engineering schools just like everyone else here. But I wanted to study something that I enjoy so when I start my career I could do something that I actually like. I just couldn’t imagine doing that engineering stuff every day for the rest of my life. Even people who don’t go necessarily to my school have said similar things. I have seen multiple articles online like “10 Reasons a Liberal Arts Degree is Worthless”.

I have my reasons for choosing what I chose to study, but why do people have to belittle other people’s education? I’m not stupid and I work just as hard as anyone else. It just bothers, irritates, and hurts me that so many people don’t think I have to study and work really hard to get my degree…..

I’m not really sure how anyone could really help me here in terms of feeling better. I just really need to vent and I don’t know how to deal with it.