<p>I thought it might be interesting to start a thread about majors that are essentially overlooked, but in demand and which can lead to good careers. One group that comes to mind is agricultural majors, which include things like animal science, agricultural economics, plant pathology, food science, etc. Many graduates with these majors have multiple job offers because colleges aren't producing graduates fast enough to fill the demand from industry, government, etc.</p>
<p>Latin/Classics</p>
<p>I'm actually serious: there is a huge demand for high school Latin teachers right now and a large percentage of current Latin teachers is expected to retire within the next 5-10 years, further increasing demand. While teachers (especially starting out) do not make a lot of money, they generally have very good benefits and job security.</p>
<p>^ yes.</p>
<p>Not to mention that Classics graduates have good prospects for 'thinking' jobs - not just for being teachers. Oxford University's Classics website states that recent graduates have gone on to jobs in "law, politics, investment banking..." etc.</p>
<p>The first two that come to mind--
Electrical Engineering and Supply Chain Logistics.</p>
<p>Supply Chain Logistics? I have never heard of that. What is it all about?</p>
<p>Example--one manufactured product (a computer,phone,car etc) has components made all over the world. Managing the logistics of each component( that is supplying it to the facitlity where the product is manufactured )is a complicated but essential job in our global economy.</p>
<p>Why do you say EE?</p>
<p>Perhaps EE is not "overlooked", but I was just reading in the WSJ that demand is expected to grow in the coming years.</p>
<p>According to the Department of Labor it's growing slower than the average, because jobs are being outsourced to China and India. Do you have the link to this article you speak of?</p>
<p>THAT makes a lot of sense!--The piece was in reference to alternative energy sources and jobs that would be created---Ill try and dig it out. They must be refering to a specific type of EE. Then again with the WSJ, they may be speaking of global demand for EEs rather than a demand in the US.</p>
<p>Environmental Science</p>
<p>Landscape architecture. Friend's son had 5 job offers coming from Penn State's program.</p>
<p>I guess something like bioinformatics or computational biology.</p>
<p>Geography. I was a Geography major before I transferred universities and there is a lot that can be done with that major.</p>
<p>Veterinary Science</p>
<p>Geology.</p>
<p>I am a professional geologist, and demand especially in energy is very high.</p>
<p>Geology, Geography, Agriculture. Agriculture leads to a ton of careers (farming, meat production, working for the government, vet school, teaching, etc).</p>
<p>If you're willing to go to grad school, look into teaching English as a Foreign Language (aka Applied Linguistics, TESL, TEFL, etc). Also, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. (For those, you'll need to study Communication Disorders - or a similarly named field - as an undergrad.)</p>
<p>Pharmacy (ten char.)</p>
<p>Actuarial science</p>
<p>It's THE highest-paying major out of college for a 4-year degree</p>
<p>youre all wrong.</p>