<p>I have been in college for three years now, most of which has been spent bouncing between majors and colleges. I want to stay at the college I'm at and finish my degree, but I would rather come out with a degree that interests me with a good job outlook and good pay than stick with a major that I'm uncertain of.</p>
<p>Aside from my own personal reasons, I'm mainly interested in your opinions. I've been told before that majoring in something so specific (like sonography) is a foolish idea since it means that you are limited to a single career and if you don't like it then you've wasted your time with that degree.</p>
<p>This is one of the reasons why the finance degree appeals to me, though I will admit that it's also very appealing to know that I could finish my degree in 2 years rather than 3-5. My greatest concern, however is that I am not entirely certain how useful a degree in finance is at the moment since we're in a recession right now.</p>
<p>Is a degree in finance more useful than a degree in sonography? Is a degree in finance a poor choice in this economy?</p>
<p>My apologies, we’re still in tough times so I guess the wording wasn’t exactly correct. I can see myself doing either careers, so that is why I didn’t really sit there doing the pros and cons of both jobs. Right now the educational path and job outlook is all I’m really interested in.</p>
<p>With a finance degree I could become a loan officer or a financial counselor, among other things, so I’m not going to be majoring in finance for no reason. I’ve taken several personal finance classes in the past and really liked them, it was a major I considered when I was first coming out of high school, but I didn’t want to go to school for that long.</p>
<p>Sonography and finance are such very different things. Sonography is a very physical field which requires a lot of attention to detail but also a considerable artistic side. Both involve working with people, but sonographers are often working with people at very stressful times in their lives, so you have to be comfortable with anything you might see in a hospital or outpatient clinic. Different specialties have different job outlooks, so getting your registries in multiple disciplines is very helpful. You also need to be comfortable in your science skills. Most programs today require A & P, chem, bio, physics (often a whole year), and calculus and stats on the math side. Having a bachelor’s degree can certainly help make up for the lack of experience in landing that first job. Sonographer jobs can pay in the early $30s/hr, which is likely more than most of the finance jobs I’m familiar with that don’t require the MBA.</p>
<p>I’ve been a sonographer for over 32 years, specializing in cardiology and pediatric cardiology. I also am an instructor in a pediatric certificate program. Not everyone is cut out for sonography; it’s a very demanding field emotionally, mentally, and physically most of all. I still love my work, though, even after all these years!</p>
<p>Good luck. See if you can shadow someone in each of the job fields you are considering. Also, why sonography as opposed to, say, MRI? Does your school offer a program?</p>