<p>I thought it would be very interesting and informative to explore the various college degrees that lead directly to jobs after 4 years....without need for grad school.</p>
<p>I love working with people and am wondering if there is any degree (besides nursing) that would allow me to get a 'real job' after 4 years of college. I'm not sure that grad school is something I want or can afford to do. Thanks for any suggestions and ideas!</p>
<p>Accounting?</p>
<p>Any engineering field frankly.</p>
<p>Demand is still very good for certain engineers.</p>
<p>My son is graduating in computer engineering in May and has 3 very good job offers now.</p>
<p>engineering.</p>
<p>Accounting. Every business, large, small, service, manufacturing, non-profit, religious, from Mom & Pop to Fortune 500 – they all have one thing in common. They need someone to count the money. Always have, always will.</p>
<p>K-12 Teacher.</p>
<p>Medical Technology</p>
<p>I want to be a journalist and/or writer. I don’t know if that’s a good idea though because it’s so unstable. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Respiratory Therapist–you can get a BS & a degree in RT after 4 years. Availabililty of jobs can vary. You can scout around the community college curriculum to see what fields they recommend that give your a marketable skill & 4-year degree. Paralegals can have good careers as well. There are many options.</p>
<p>Our company prefers philosophy and English lit majors from colleges that have a strong core curriculum. Analytical and communication skills are valued most of all, but there can be no aversion to science and mathematics.</p>
<p>Sales. No post-grad degree needed. If you have an outgoing personality and inherent likability (people skills) that’s all you really need. Companies in many industries will hire you for trainee programs, where you will get all the product knowledge and selling skills you need. I have friends with successful careers selling office furniture, pharmaceuticals, insurance, HR services, private jets, industrial parts–you name it–all right out of college.</p>
<p>I agree with Chardo on sales if you have good people skills. My advice is to get a business or engineering degree to go with it, it will give you a leg up in the sales process and enhance your chances for promotion.</p>
<p>Engineering, business, teaching, nursing - all possibilities but very different from each other. Think carefully about which area best suits your personality and lifestyle preferences as well as your academic strengths.</p>
<p>OP: what kind of job do you want?</p>
<p>Hotel Management may be a good one if you’re good with people and you don’t mind moving around a lot at least at first. </p>
<p>There are lots of degrees that translate into specific jobs (nursing, engineering, accounting, etc.), but if you’re interested in a less specific degree (history, communications, English, Math) and/or you want to get into a profession without a defined degree-career path set up (like journalism, marketing, government service, etc.) the best thing you can do for yourself is accrue job experience. That means intern, intern, intern every chance you can. If you can’t afford a full time internship, intern part time or attend a school where you can get funding or credit for internships. Attend a school in a center of your desired field so you can have internships during term time (when competition is less and the substantive work you can do is usually increased). Make contacts, attend all the career info sessions or alum talks that have to do wiht your area of interest. </p>
<p>It takes work, but a lot of degrees can lead to a good job right out of undergrad, even ones you would not expect. You have to plan, intern, and also be willing to broaden your expectations. You won’t get your dream job right away in most fields, even ones with very direct degree-career pathways.</p>
<p>How about music?</p>
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<p>Sorry, just wanted to stir the pot here. ;)</p>
<p>All of the Allied Health majors at Ohio State (or any other college that offers bachelor’s degrees in these programs) would fully prepare you for - and help you get - a job (with opportunities for advancement) after the degree was completed.
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<p>amazing how many schools promote the idea that 4 years of undergrad needs to be followed by grad school. lots of websites devoted to discusion of this scam, particularly in regards to liberal arts, humanities, and other purely academic subjects. if you MUST major in something that obviously does not relate to a description of a job you’re likely to get (think anthropology) then at least minor in something that does.</p>
<p>overall, try to come away knowing how to DO something besides write essays. employers are unlikely to hire you right out of college based on what you know about a subject because work is about doing (as in “what do you want to DO when you grow up?”</p>
<p>I have to admit that it did concern me at parent orientation when D2’s college president proudly announced “It is not our intention to help your children get jobs.” I mean, I’m all for education for education’s sake and a strong advocate of the liberal arts…but c’mon!</p>
<p>As far as I’m concerned, you can major in anything and get a job when you graduate. I know someone who majored in history and got a job with a Wall Street investment bank; another who majored in political science and got a management job at a nonprofit; a third who majored in urban studies and got a job at an advertising agency; a fourth who majored in international studies and is at the UN. Those are just 4 examples. They had excellent resumes and did interesting things in the summer – and got their jobs without family connections. None of them had professional minors.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I know two engineering majors who are as lazy as can be, and have never had a job or internship or even a volunteer position in their lives. I can’t imagine what their resumes will look like, since all it can list is their degree, and they have no work-related references. I think they are both considering going straight to grad school after undergrad.</p>
<p>I think it’s wrong to say that the only people who can find full-time employment have some type of professional degree.</p>