<p>Okay so quite frankly I'm not that great at math. I don't suck at it, but I don't really enjoy it. All these lists and studies I see of the highest-paying majors and 'best' majors only seem to show majors that require a high aptitude and somewhat high passion for math. Quite frankly it's given me the impression that most people who aren't good at math will be relegated to reaching their peak income at around $60K, unless you go into something like law. </p>
<p>But I know that isn't true. So what are some good majors (that is, majors that lead to generally well-paying fields) for those of us who would rather not think in numbers 24/7?</p>
Very few majors generally lead to well-paying careers, especially if well-paying means significantly beyond the $60K mark. The median household income in the US hovers around $50,000 a year. Maybe you need to adjust your expectations for what constitutes a good income?</p>
<p>economics. The average starting salary is upwards of $45,000, I read one article that put the starting salary of economics majors equivalent to those of accounting majors. Economics doesn’t have to be math-based hardly at all (but I don’t know if that fits your standards)</p>
<p>private String careers;
private int numUsed; </p>
<p>public static void main(String args){
final double CAREERS<em>A</em>LIBERAL<em>ARTS</em>MAJOR<em>NEEDS = 100000000;
Career dcHurricaneCareers = new Career(CAREERS</em>A<em>LIBERAL</em>ARTS<em>MAJOR</em>NEEDS);</p>
<p>final double MIN<em>SALARY = 60000;
for (int i = 0; i < careers.length; i++){
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}
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System.out.print("careers* ");
}</p>
<p>DCHurricane, I do realize that some areas of the country are cheaper than others. However, 84% of Americans live in metropolitan areas, so cheap Kansas does not skew the median income numbers all that much.</p>
<p>The median household income in DC is still only $58,000.</p>
<p>… etc careers.length times. Sorry for jacking the thread, but epic fail code is something I must comment on. Don’t overuse quotation marks, kids!</p>
<p>You don’t need to be particularly good at math in any of those careers (except economics). There may be some math involved, but it’s hardly complex or difficult to learn.</p>
<p>“for those of us who would rather not think in numbers 24/7”</p>
<p>I had the impression that the OP was looking for careers that were as little quantitative as possible. Finance, consulting, and many branches of business (as soon as it involves accounting) are primarily about crunching numbers.</p>
<p>Disagree on the Econ comment. Introductory economics has hardly any math (just graphs really), but anything beyond introductory is heavily math-based from my experience.</p>
<p>Also, business is a good choice for people who don’t like science or humanities. But because it is such a broad field, it can range widely. Accounting, contrary to popular belief, is actually very basic math.</p>
<p>But if that doesn’t suit you, have you considered a career in medicine or law?</p>
<p>On the subject of business (e.g. everything from accounting and finance): you will work with numbers. The math isn’t very difficult at all, however, and understanding things like financial markets or how to deal with clients is far more important than being able to do long division in your head - something you won’t have to do, anyways, because God created Microsoft Excel. Obviously, there are many areas of business where you’ll deal exclusively with clients or management issues and not ever have to do a math problem in your life. Entrepreneurship seems an obvious example.</p>
<p>@Thumperr: if that’s directed at me, I am trying to say that you should be crazy good at math if you want to go into economics, particularly as an academic. I think economics actually ranks up there with physics or engineering in terms of how important math is.</p>
<p>Pyschology and mental health. If you get a private practice or do good research, you can land some cushy jobs at hospitals. There’s a lot of money for those who work with the rich/famous clients. A lot of researching opportunities too.</p>
<p>That depends on what you mean by being “bad at math”. For example, several people here have suggested medicine - there is nothing particularly quantitative about that field. On the other hand, you would have to take quantitative classes like Chemistry, Calculus, Stats, Calc-based Physics, etc. For some people, that is genuinely difficult and I’ve heard so many people say they wouldn’t want to study science because there’s “too much math” even if the major only requires basic math like the classes I listed. </p>
<p>When you say you’re “bad at math” does that mean you would struggle in Calculus I or does that mean you struggle with upper-level math classes? If it’s the latter, it doesn’t matter because most fields are not quantitative in Undergrad. </p>
<p>@Tappmann: You have a point about PhD Econ programs being Math-heavy, but the majority of Econ majors are obviously only going to get a Bachelor’s in the field and then go into some random entry-level Business job requiring minimal math. In many colleges. the Econ major doesn’t require any math beyond Calc I and an Intro Stats class, it’s not that quantitative.</p>
<p>Tappmann: no, I meant to say it to the first post on economics. I hadn’t read the entire thread, and my post shared similar views with your’s. Apologies for any confusion.</p>