College Majors With The Most Job Offers

College Majors Business Major
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<p>**1. Accounting
2. Business Administration/Management
3. Economics
4. Mechanical Engineering</p>

<h2>5. Marketing**</h2>

<p>2009 avg starting salary $48,993 - *1. Accounting *
2009 avg starting salary $44,944 - *2. Business Administration/Management *
2009 avg starting salary $49,829 - *3. Economics *
2009 avg starting salary $58,766 - *4. Mechanical Engineering *
2009 avg starting salary $43,325 - *5. Marketing *</p>

<p>In</a> Pictures: College Majors With The Most Job Offers - No. 1: Accounting - Forbes.com
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<p>Accounting is probably the most boring career path in existence. </p>

<p>I’ll pass.</p>

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<p>Hmm… if I randomly had to guess which had the most job offers, I would have said Marketing. =]] but what do I know?</p>

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<p>Get your popcorn ready! It’s gonna be a showdown!</p>

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<p>You might as well put that popcorn away for some other time. You know damn well most of the accounting majors on this board aren’t going into Accounting because they find it “exciting” or even “interesting”.</p>

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<p>Money money money</p>

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<p>In a couple years Finance will be on that board at #2 and has a chance for #1.</p>

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<p>^ how do you know?</p>

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<p>You’d be surprised. Not everyone wants to be an investment banker or enjoys analyzing the stock market brah. For some people who are more introverted and risk-averse, such as myself, accounting is actually fairly interesting and a better fit personality-wise. I personally am more interested in how the corporation runs, how they plan their money, etc. as opposed to trading securities and all that, and I’m sure there are PLENTY of people in accounting who are like me. I know accounting, especially on this board, has almost become a new fad major, but there are still some on here who legitimately enjoy it.</p>

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<p>I too am curious about this. I’m assuming that you are betting on financial planning/wealth management becoming more prominent?</p>

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<p>Look at job data pre-2000. Also, notice all the job layoffs and which sector has been hit the most? I would say it would have to be finance, and these jobs will resurface right when the economy gets back.</p>

<p>I think Finance is a terrible major for the 2009 grads and even 2010 because the job market won’t be up to snuff. You look at 2011 and 2012 as when the economy will be good enough and finance becomes prevalent again.</p>

<p>As you said, PWM and Financial Planning are going to have ENORMOUS job growth in the next 10 years. Also, Financial Analysis will be much increased as well. I read an article that showed Nursing and Teaching being the only two careers above Financial Planning as far as job growth.</p>

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<p>^ and then, won’t it all come crashing down again?</p>

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<p>As it often does, it all depends on where you go to school.</p>

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<p>Glad to see that Business Administration/Management is #2. I’m getting my B.S. in Business Admin with a focus in Management =-)</p>

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<p>So, is there a big difference between Wharton and McCombs?</p>

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<p>^ off topic much?</p>

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<p>sorry…</p>

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<p>There may be a lot of accounting job offers, but how many candidates are competing for those offers? I’m assuming a lot less than those trying to get a MechE offer.</p>

<p>IMO, these numbers don’t many anything except what we already knew; there are more accountants than engineers. Great, what can I do with that information?</p>

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<p>wow im surprised comp sci jobs arent up there(IT and stuff). Volunteer has the highest job offer world wide =p</p>