<p>Hello, I have an A.S. Degree from a california community college in Construction Technology. I just transferred to California State University Bakersfield to complete a B.A. or B.S. </p>
<p>I'm extremely confused on which major to pick and need help. I am going to school for job security and a decent paycheck. I want to be able to land a job after receiving an undergrad degree, I have no plans of going for a Master's. I have held numerous jobs in construction and retail and have a solid 5 years of work experience under my belt. Ideally, I would like to be work for the local county, city, or state government. I would like to keep my options open for the public sector as well. </p>
<p>My options are: </p>
<p>1) B.A. in Public policy and Administration with Economics Minor
2) B.S. in Economics with Concentration in Public Administration
3) B.S. in Economics with Concentration in Finance
4) B.S. in Business Administration with Concentration in either Economics, Finance, or General Business.</p>
<p>*Note: The Business Program is (AACSB) accredited. This college offers a Master's in Public Administration and a Master's in Business Administration in case I ever wanted to go back to school.</p>
<p>Which do you suggest I do and any other suggestions/ comments are appreciated.</p>
<p>I would suggest you look at the required courses for each, and pick whichever interests you more from those.</p>
<p>My school does not offer engineering, only pre-engineering, I don’t want to be a male nurse and am not interested in Accounting so please don’t suggest those, furthermore, I agree with picking something you enjoy to an extent…but the main reason I’m paying for myself to go to college is to get a better paying job that is secure, work is work and its never fun nor was it supposed to be, making money and not having to worry about losing my job in a down economy overwhelmingly is more important than trying to do something I enjoy. Furthermore, please state why you suggested your option.</p>
<p>I am a double major, both organizational communications and political science with a public policy concentration. I am eventually looking to either work on political campaigns or work for the government. </p>
<p>If you are looking a job with security and a decent paycheck, you should look into getting a job with the government. It is a field that is always hiring and has some pretty good benefits. </p>
<p>Probably the best way to get a job in it would be with the B.A. in Public policy and Administration with Economics Minor. You might be able to find a position that can use your construction experience. At the federal level, you can find jobs potentially in the department of the Interior or even with the Army Corps of Engineers.</p>
<p>Either way the public policy route might be able to open the most doors to you, and can be pretty useful if you aren’t seeking any more schooling. Getting an MPA or an MPP are both great ways to get higher up positions with the state and federal gov’t.</p>
<p>From what it sounds like, you want something that will pay (so that leaves out public policy as a major). But you aren’t that interested in accounting (which is pretty related to finance), so that seems to leave out business administration as well.</p>
<p>I disagree with the prior person - public policy is a good major if you double major with something that is a bit more applicable. The problem with public policy is that if you can’t find a government job you are kind-of stuck. Good-paying public policy jobs are quite hard to find, especially outside of the government. </p>
<p>I’d suggest to go with an economics major/public administration concentration. Economics as a degree is more desirable by more organizations/businesses. I.e. if you look at any job descriptions within the government, economics is one of the top majors desired for any profession (moreso than public policy). As long as you demonstrate an interest in public policy within your economics degree you will probably be best off.</p>
<p>For masters a MPA or MPP might be a good choice, but for undergrad i’d stick with economics/business as a major (especially if you want to get a job right out of undergrad).</p>