<p>You’re graduating from high school next year I assume? </p>
<p>Major in whatever you want, I’m just warning you all that there may not be a lot of value in a liberal arts degree. I subscribe to the idea that you should major in something related to what you want to do professionally, although not everyone would agree with me on that one. What is it that you want to do for a career?</p>
<p>Well I like a lot of jobs like
public affair officer/ specialist
foreign affair officer
diplomat
legislator affair speciaalist
working with buisness/ politicans international
there are others but I cant think of the name… I assumed international relations/ political science or something in that area was the right track</p>
<p>^Yeah it sounds like you’re on the right track. However, try not to stress too much about what you major in. Most employers don’t care anyways. Just choose something you’re passionate about and do well in it. College isn’t simply a means to an end. It’s four years of your life. Enjoy every minute of it. Worry about a career when you get there.</p>
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<p>I have to say that I completely, completely disagree. A liberal arts degree does not directly translate into a job opportunity like an engineering degree or a professional degree, but that certainly doesn’t mean a liberal arts degree does not open the door for careers. A college degree is going to help you get a job, period. A college degree is a good thing to have. A vocational certification is also going to help to get you a job, as will a high school diploma. When a lot of people think careers, their scope is very narrow. You also don’t need to major in something to have a career in it. Marketing is a great example, since you can have a degree for just about anything (most popular seem to be advertising, marketing, English, and psychology). It’s true there’s nothing SPECIFIC you can do with a degree in philosophy. But there are also NON-SPECIFIC jobs out there. Do you really think the liberal arts should only be studied recreationally? A lack of jobs for liberal arts majors would cut millions of jobs, meaning that everyone (according to you) would be a doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, or business person. There aren’t that many “professional” positions necessary. Just because you didn’t find a job that pertains to your field doesn’t mean others can’t, nor does majoring in a certain field mean you can only work in a certain field (as you’re currently proving).</p>
<p>Nurses may very well make that kind of money after two years, but not everyone is out to make money. Some people want to enjoy what they do. I certainly wouldn’t enjoy being a nurse, but if I wanted to make $50,000 per year I could get my CNA in high school and have my RN by the time I turn 20. I could also go to vocational school and become an electrician and make a lot of money. I could take my grocery store’s apprenticeship in the meat department and be making $40,000 in four years. Not every person goes to college to make money and get a job. Some people go to college to have a career they enjoy. Like I said, if you want to make money, major in something you deem “useful”. Heck, don’t even bother going to college - after fifteen years in a grocery store you’ll be making $40,000 per year.</p>
<p>Liberal arts majors have to work harder to find a job because the path isn’t laid out for them. But their major benefits are that they are able to do something they like and they have much more flexibility.</p>
<p>These are some good resources:
<a href=“http://cspd.rice.edu/emplibrary/Liberal%20Arts%20Job%20Search%20Guide.pdf[/url]”>http://cspd.rice.edu/emplibrary/Liberal%20Arts%20Job%20Search%20Guide.pdf</a>
[Liberal</a> Arts Major | What Can You Do With a College Major in Liberal Arts?<a href=“the%20last%20section”>/url</a>
<a href=“http://www.pacificu.edu/career/documents/careerguide_ideaslibarts.pdf[/url]”>Career Planning | Pacific University](<a href=“http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/arts-humanities/liberal-arts-major.htm]Liberal”>Liberal Arts Major | Degrees, Jobs and Careers)</a>
[Career</a> Development - Career Decision Making](<a href=“http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/cdm-major.html]Career”>http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/cdm-major.html)</p>
<p>Especially:
<a href=“http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/documents/InternationalStudies_000.pdf[/url]”>http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/documents/InternationalStudies_000.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/documents/PoliticalScience_000.pdf[/url]”>http://www3.ashland.edu/services/cardev/documents/PoliticalScience_000.pdf</a></p>
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<p>I completely agree.</p>
<p>Links are helpful… thanks</p>
<p>I must mention, I would like to get a job that makes at least 100,000+ a year. As what I’m doing is important, I also must consider the salary. If most jobs in that major salary is very low ( some where you could be even considered low income) I rather look else where. Though I’m sure jobs in political science, international relations are 100,000+ in many areas… but I have difficulty finding some for example, since I find myself enjoying all if not most.</p>
<p>bdl108 makes a good suggestion, worry about a career when you get to college</p>
<p>If you want to make $100,000 per year or more, be a doctor, business major of some sort (though no guarantees), science major with PhD, or engineer.</p>
<p>Coolbrezze, for the jobs you listed, Poli Sci or INR may actually be an appropriate choice. Public service jobs generally don’t pay very well, but there are a few that pay over 100k. City managers do pretty well on average but that isn’t closely related to the professions you listed.</p>
<p>applicannot, I think our only disagreement is what we define as “useful.” I agree with you about everything else, you’re pretty straitforward about the pros and cons.</p>
<p>This quote may somewhat apply ( from collegeboard.com ):
As one elected official said, “You can’t run for office just because you want to be an elected official. You need to decide what your interests are and follow them. If they lead you to elected office, great.”</p>
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<p>Really? It will be that difficult to earn 100,000+ with those majors or the social science field alone? I rather worry about all of this now, instead of in college… when I can be enjoying college life and have a good ideal of where I’m going.</p>
<p>I thought many jobs in social science (poly sci, ir etc…) would be found to at least pay in the mid 100,000. I once had interest in the medical field, but not anymore for vast reasons. So a lot of politicans or those dealing with things globally actually do not get good pay at all, that’s surprising.</p>
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<p>This doesn’t relate, but I hear a lot of people mention how teachers are under pay. Well seems like a lot of social science jobs get payed as much as teachers or less. Though I think many forget that teachers no longer really teach during june, july, august and long breaks throughout the school year. As oppose to these social science majors that work all year long.</p>
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<p>It makes zero difference what major you have if you want to go into politics… Actually you should probably major in whatever you can make the most money in so you’ll have a decent treasure chest to help finance your campaign(s). If you want to really excel in politics go to an Ivy or top school and get into a secret society. In 2004 Bush and Kerry were both Bonesmen in the Skull and Bones society at Yale.</p>
<p>Campaigns? That doesn’t connect with my jobs, though many who are in politics with campaigns majored in social sciences I would assume. This is just really getting confusing, but understanding all of this before college would be great, also before applying to universities.</p>
<p>Being an elected official is VERY different from being a political scientist. Elected officials are figureheads; political scientists work for them.</p>
<p>There are actually very, very few jobs in this entire country that pay over $100,000 at any point. In fact, only 4.66% of all people over 25 make more than $75,000, much less $100,000. The number for $100,000 or more is about 5.63%, but it’s bloated by the fact that $100,000 might be a job but that also includes the multimillionaires of America.</p>
<p>Do any of the following majors pay well, if I were to get a masters or Ph.d in anyone of them, not a B.A. or B.S.</p>
<p>University of California, San Diego
Sociology/Law and Society B.A. </p>
<p>University of California, Irvine
Criminology, Law and Society B.A. </p>
<p>University of California, Davis
Animal Biology B.S. </p>
<p>University of California, Davis
Animal Science and Management B.S.</p>
<p>Coolbreeze: I found this cool website that allows you to search virtually all degrees in the state of California. Even though you don’t live in Cali you can make a list of degrees and see how they pay, how easy it is to get a job with that degree, and etc.</p>
<p>Are their any social sciences that pay well out of the gate, such as an engineer gets paid?</p>
<p>How do you define “pay well”? $60,000 per year is a great salary. On CC, only $100,000 will suffice.</p>
<p>Economics is the closest you’re gonna get. </p>
<p>If you’re going into a social science, don’t do it for the money.</p>
<p>Well I am not doing anything for the money, however, I do not want to be underpaid such as a salary under 50K, if I am going for my masters in a certain degree. My friend dads makes around 100K as an architecture, however, he got his degree at an community college and only has his AA.</p>
<p>Coolbreeze: I guess I had a blond moment cause I never posted the website here it is: [Exploring</a> Majors](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>