<p>Lost amidst all the chest-puffing, I think there is an interesting question here… are some majors simply “dead-ends” as far as career advancement?</p>
<p>Many of my peers at prestigious schools have come out with degrees that don’t necessarily have promising job opportunities with the assumption that their institution’s name would save them, and this is proving not the case (ie a psych major from Dartmouth, an asian studies major from Rice, and a social studies major from Harvard). </p>
<p>On the other hand, many people get these majors because it’s what they want to study and want to pursue a career in something like teaching, for which it is well suited. People too often assume that what they want for their career is what everyone wants. Everyone’s life goals are different so a major that might be a “dead end” for what you want might be exactly what someone else wants. </p>
<p>But again, it is important to think about which majors have serious limitations on job prospects.</p>