Careers attainable with these degrees

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<p>I am having a tough time decision determining what I will major in, but it will more than likely be something with business or social sciences. My question: What careers are available with these degrees?</p>

<p>1). Political Science
2). BS or BA in Psychology
3). Sociology
4). Economics
5). Management</p>

<p>I would pursue graduate school after any of these majors... I'm just uncertain about what's available after graduation and figured I could recieve quality information from parents.</p>

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<p>There are a series of books with similar titles–What you can do with a degree in BLANK. I know that they cover such majors as Psychology.</p>

<p>I can tell you about what people I know have done with their degree in XXX.</p>

<p>Political science major: fundraiser, attorney
Psychology: high school teacher
Sociology: investment banker
Economics: attorney, investment banker
Don’t know any mgt majors.</p>

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<p>Google up the U.S. Department of Labor, link to Occupational Outlook. It describes careers, upcoming expectations for where more or fewer jobs will be found, average starting and top salaries. A paragraph describes, in very rough terms, the training/education and job choices within each career. That might help your search.
Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Perhaps you should look at it differently - what careers interest you? Then, determine what the best course of study would be to get there. For many careers, having a strong liberal arts education, regardless of major, will get you there.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Pick a major that you enjoy and will do well (don’t pick something you dislike or can’t focus because it seems more prestigious or higher-paying). You can specialize later in the workforce and grad school.</p>

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<p>I’ll say what people I know have done with these majors.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Research assistant to a US Senator, tech writer, management consultant, think thank researcher.</p></li>
<li><p>Tech writer, usability engineer.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t know any sociologists.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t know any graduated econ majors who aren’t in grad school, but I know an econ minor who became a financial analyst and then a management consultant.</p></li>
<li><p>Start-up CEO, small business owner, QA lead at a tech company, manager at a tech company.</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>I know an econ major who went to medical school and Psych. majors in architecture school. Major in what interests you with an eye on what you think you might like to do in the future. But these majors will close few doors, other than perhaps research scientist.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your help! i don’t have a career set in mind, but i’d like to do something with financial analysis, politics and the law so i guess any of those with a double major or a minor in another area could allow me to do this.</p>

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<p>That’s ideal. The reality is that most kids (my own included) haven’t got much of a clue about careers outside of what their parents and their friends’ parents do - and sometimes not much even then other than the obvious Dr, teacher, preacher that they interact with.<br>
They know what subjects they love and would like to spend time with.</p>

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<p>Any of those would be fine for law school. I also know an economics major who is now a psychiatrist!</p>

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<p>Google the web sites for the professional associations for each of these fields, they will list career options. This is definitely the case for sociology and psych.</p>