<p>best:</p>
<p>business and engineering, a good job right out of college</p>
<p>worst:</p>
<p>math, history or english or any other major where the only thing you can do is teach that subject</p>
<p>best: what you like</p>
<p>worst: what you don’t like</p>
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lol really?</p>
<p>Your major needn’t be directly related to your job. For example, those with an English or History degree can usually write well and think analytically, which are traits employers in many fields are looking for.</p>
<p>Bad idea for a thread, sorry. </p>
<p>I don’t get why CC thinks the only jobs in the world are doctors, lawyers, and engineers. How can you miss the huuuuuuge percentage of people with various office jobs? And all the other things you can do in this country, and in 2009. Work experience is most important for most employers. Study whatever you like. They may not care what your degree is, just that you have one. If that’s the only job you can get at first, so be it. You’ll have work experience. At some point (no telling how long it will take for each individual person) I’m sure you could find a job that’s related to what you studied, even if it’s not completely the same thing. Education that you wanted in the first place doesn’t go to waste, it won’t.</p>
<p>More or less agree with logicwarrior. Actually, not entirely. But still, I think he gets the point.</p>
<p>Why do you need “a good job right out of college”? The best and worst majors depend on the person. If you mean what majors lead to the most money? Well, when? The salary outlook for an entry level person is very different than the salary outlook thirty years down the road.</p>
<p>Take Math out of the worst. Any major involving math (engineering, finance, math itself) usually provides some good opportunities.</p>
<p>It’s more like this:</p>
<p>great:
biology, chemistry, physics, math/statistics, business, engineering/computer science, philosophy, economics</p>
<p>good:
government/international relations, anthropology, psychology</p>
<p>okay:
languages, political science, sociology, other social sciences</p>
<p>not so good:
fine arts, education, anything too narrow…</p>
<p>some variations may occur.</p>
<p>This thread is really narrow minded. majoring in a social science= unsuccessful job prospects? yeah right. poli sci and history are two of the most popular majors, and you can’t tell me all those kids are working at mcdonalds. many go into the business or law field and are just as successful as the “useful” majors</p>
<p>The inclusion of math in the OP proves that not only does the OP have a narrow perspective (as noted by the thread topic itself and the clear point they’re trying to make), but they’re also totally uninformed.</p>
<p>Math concentrators are some of the most employable people straight out of undergraduate.</p>
<p>Outstanding: Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Neuroscience, Accounting, Computer Science.</p>
<p>Good: Finance, Business, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Botany, Nursing, Architecture </p>
<p>Poor: Art, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology, Journalism, Languages, Education, Psychology (unless you get a PhD after), Theology, Women’s Studies, Music, Dance, International Relations, Law, Geography</p>
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I wasn’t aware one taught English and history at the hundreds of places where English and history majors at Penn ended up working. I think that would come as a surprise to them too. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>[Career</a> Services, University of Pennsylvania - English](<a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/engl.html]Career”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/engl.html)</p>
<p>[Career</a> Services, University of Pennsylvania - History](<a href=“http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/hist.html]Career”>http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/college/majors/hist.html)</p>
<p>Anyone who lists biology as a good major but neglects geology is obviously sadly misinformed. The job prospects for the latter are much, much better.</p>
<p>Apparently the OP is unfamiliar with operations research, actuarial science, software engineering, systems engineering, financial analysis, statistical analysis, and the many other jobs available to graduates with a degree in math (especially applied math).</p>
<p>With my future major being international relations, and minor possibly economics this thread have not made me think any less of my college education.</p>
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<p>my friend said this in class the other day, but I’d imagine google maps pays well.</p>
<p>"I wasn’t aware one taught English and history at the hundreds of places where English and history majors at Penn ended up working. I think that would come as a surprise to them too. </p>
<p>Career Services, University of Pennsylvania - English</p>
<p>Career Services, University of Pennsylvania - History"</p>
<p>I think that is a bad example. If you go to a top school you’ll get a good job regardless of your major. I might also venture to speculate that at top schools like Penn students are more likely to get advanced degrees as well.</p>
<p>Logic Warrior: This is a ridiculous thread, as the best and worst majors would obviously vary based on the individual person. And it is definitely not true that history, english, etc. only guarantees teaching jobs. Have you ever heard of becoming an author?</p>
<p>Gordon Gecko: You are as narrow-minded as Logic Warrior, I see.
A major isn’t “oustanding” simply because it is in the sciences. And I am saying this as someone who is interested in becoming pre med…
Dance would be a great major if you want to become, oh i don’t know, a DANCER???
And music is hardly a “poor” major. Maybe the average musician will not earn as much as the average engineer, but if they’re loving what they do, why should it matter? Yes, money is important, but in my opinion, pursuing your passions is far more important. And you shouldn’t automatically deem music to be a lowlier pursuit as opposed to engineering.</p>
<p>Best and worst are completely subjective.</p>
<p>As stated before,</p>
<p>Best: What you love.</p>
<p>Worst: Everything else.</p>