Have I already committed economic suicide?

Alright Fluther, I’m having a bit of an existential crisis, so bear with me.

It seems, according to my random ambling about on various discussion forums, that my history degree that I will have obtained in 2 years is completely useless. The disdain with which people mention history degrees is astounding. Many have even gone so far as to, tongue firmly planted in cheek I hope say that it’s better to have no degree at all than a history degree.

What is the best option, according to these various forums I’ve stumbled across? Engineering. Yep. Apparently engineering of any type is a magical gateway into guaranteed perpetual wealth, bliss, and all the ass meaningful relationships you could ever want. The problem is, the good lord in his infinite wisdom decided to outfit me with excellent reading comprehension skills, a knack for historical trivia, and great research skills, but I am lacking in the math and data skills like Glenn Beck is lacking in advertisers. Thus, I am rendered a permanent shut-out from the fields of chemistry, math, engineering, medicine, or any other useful and financially stable field.

I really love history. In fact, I wanted to be a history professor for the longest time. I talked with one of my history professors, and she basically told me I’d be better off collecting garbage. Many history students go on to get law degrees, but I don’t see myself as a lawyer. I thought a PhD in history would totally be my bag, but I’m guessing that the market for history professors in the next ten or so years will be close to nonexistent, leaving me useless and obsolete. There is always the military, I guess. And there will always be foreign businessmen in the need of uhh… services so I guess I have some hope. And besides, society always needs ditch diggers, right?

What do you say, Fluther? Am I a hopeless case? Or am I missing some glaring detail that will ease my troubled mind?