<p>Which would you say are useful majors no matter what job you want (academia, government, corporate world, etc)?</p>
<p>Usually, it's the majors that provide you with the most skills. People generally say: computer science, math, finance or accounting. Which others would you say give the student the most chances?</p>
<p>I’d say math because it can be applied in any sector and is always in demand.</p>
<p>But besides the ones you mentioned, economics fits the description. Anything professional really (business, medicine, law) because you can teach it (academia) or you can do it (government/corporations).</p>
<p>chemistry, physics, chemical/electrical/mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>you want something with both quantitative and hands on skills. that way you’re prepared for any job, whether it involves programming, sales, management, lab work or even washing dishes.</p>
<p>stay the hell away from law and medicine. no one lets fresh law school grads teach, if you don’t go to a top 20 you’re f*ed out of 150k, and medicine is a ponzi scheme driven by the government.</p>
<p>yes, i’m thinking law and medicine aren’t that good because they limit you to strictly work in your field… and the education/training is long and expensive. but then, which arts/letters major would be good, i know it’s tech and sciency major that help the best…</p>
<p>arts/letters degrees that are useful (history, sociology, economics) have significant math, statistics and programming electives avaliable. do take advantage of those, and emphasize your quantitative skills and ability to apply them to social situations.</p>
<p>I don’t see how history or sociology are anywhere near as useful/marketable as economics. Sociology has very little math and history has none.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Art + Business = Arts Administrators</p>
<ol>
<li>Art + Computers = Web Designers</li>
<li>Art + Science = Industrial Designers</li>
<li>Business + Computers = Computer Systems Analysts</li>
<li>Business + Numbers = Management Accountants and Internal Auditors</li>
<li>Business + People = Human Resources Managers</li>
<li>Business + Research = Market and Survey Researchers</li>
<li>Business + Science = Industrial Engineers</li>
<li>Education + Business = Trainers</li>
<li>Education + Health = Health Educators</li>
<li>Education + Psychology = Special Education Teachers</li>
<li>Education + Research = Postsecondary Teachers</li>
<li>Education + Sports = Coaches and Scouts</li>
<li>Health + Chemistry = Clinical Laboratory Technologists</li>
<li>Justice + Psychology = Probation Officers</li>
<li>Justice + Research = Paralegals</li>
<li>Language + Business = Copywriters</li>
<li>Language + Health = Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists</li>
<li>Language + People = Public Relations Specialists</li>
<li>Language + Science = Technical Writers</li>
<li>Nature + Architecture = Landscape Architects</li>
<li>Nature + Numbers = Environmental Engineers</li>
<li>Nature + Politics = Public Interest Advocates</li>
<li>Numbers + Computers = Actuaries</li>
<li>Numbers + Health = Medical Scientists</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>I found this on [Career</a> Calculus - Find Careers Based on Your Interests](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Career Search - BigFuture | College Board) …They call it career calculus hahah. How two abilities/interests can turn into a major. Any other you can think of?</p>
<p>“Sociology has very little math and history has none.”</p>
<p>Completely false.</p>
<p>Sociology CLASSES have little math but have you seen some of their research? It’s hard core applied math. Sociology is viewed as a joke degree because so many of the students don’t actively seek out to do actual sociology research or use their knowledge but just want a piece of paper, so they don’t take hard math classes.</p>
<p>History is the same thing. If you want a piece of paper, it has no math. You have to be active and take math yourself. As much math, stats and programming as possible.</p>
<p>The three most flexible degrees are without a doubt math, economics, and computer science</p>
<p>disagree with econ. Chemistry > Econ by far. Chemists can do business analysis but economists will kill themselves trying to synthesize something.</p>
<p>Chemists can do business analysis? Seriously?</p>
<p>^ yep, anyone can. even a trained monkey. i know because im a business major.</p>
<p>I think LastThreeYears is confusing the meaning of chemist (PhD in chemistry) with a chemistry major. Can a chemistry major do the same business analysis an economics major would do? Sure. Can a chemist do the same level of “business analysis” an economist (PhD) does? Not even close. Of course, the same is true with an economist doing what a chemist does.</p>
<p>hahaha lol demoz. </p>
<p>As long as both degrees are flexible career wise and useful, let’s not try to hand pick the TOP choice. Of course depending on the person the choice of TOP or BEST will vary. I, for one, am not a numbers person (sciency maybe, numbers no thanks). Maybe my top choice would be the less math oriented, instead a more word/theory oriented. </p>
<p>Let’s instead, propose different options. Flexible degrees for any person. The best for either type of personality/ability, but that will overall be helpful in the “real world”.</p>
<p>PhD chemists are PhD chemists. There are non-PhD chemists. Just do some simple searches for “chemistry” on careerbuilder: job titles for B.S. in chemistry range from “sales engineer” to, yes, “chemist”. I’d say that if a B.S. Chemistry was given the job title “Chemist” that person has the right to call themselves a chemist. Not trying to start a fight just saying.</p>
<p>As for OP, you’re right, there’s no “top degree”, so do what you want and research the career opportunities in them. Do note that flexible degrees tend to be science or engineering.</p>
<p>What about a double major in anthropology and mathematics?</p>
<p>anthropology? amongst all other art/letters majors… why would you say so?</p>