<p>I am looking into the following majors:</p>
<ul>
<li>Cytotechnology</li>
<li>Biochemistry</li>
<li>Biomedical Engineering</li>
<li>Meteorology</li>
<li>Environmental Science</li>
</ul>
<p>What kind of industries do these have? I am interested in a lot of these, but I want to know if I could get a viable income with something like biochemistry or cytotechnology. I live in the Midwest if that changes anything, St. Louis. I plan on going to SLU.</p>
<p>If I wanted to go to school for the least amount of time and acquire the least amount of debt, I’d go with Cytotechnology. I believe you can work in labs with that major. </p>
<p>You can go to beauru of Labor Statistics site and it has a wealth of information on those majors and jobs.</p>
<p>I would imagine that Biomedical Engineering has very good job prospects, and definitely Environmental Science (although it depends on what you want to do with it; you’d probably have to go into engineering for the best job outlook and salaries). I’d stay away from very specific-sounding majors like Cytotechnology and Meteorology; they tend to have terrible prospects. Biochemistry would be good if you use it to get into a medical or related school, but if you want to go into research, you’d have to pursue higher education, with the risk that you’ll end up with a slightly-higher-than-minimum-wage lab job.</p>
<p>Is there any type of worth just getting a bachelor’s in Biochemistry? And what kind of jobs can I expect to get through Environmental Science?</p>
<p>I am asking myself the same question. Right now I am a biochemistry major. I enjoy the materials, however I am wondering in the end if it will be worth it. I am debating on switching to engineering. </p>
<p>My biochemistry degree can be fast tracked to ms biomedical engineering but I am not sure that is something I would want to do. I do not have a degree yet and work in a laboratory (micro) and make only 1 dollar less per hour than those with a degree, so in reality, I often wonder if science degrees other than engineering are worth anything anymore. For me to get a job that pays the same as a BS just 1 dollar less. That is pretty sad. That is why I am considering on going to mech e or chem e.</p>
<p>BTW I go to work full time and school part time. Talk about rough. I am seriously considering engineering. The maths may seem tough but if you can get past cal I-III and Physics, you should be alright. Hopefully. If all goes well, I will be taking calculus in the fall. Best wishes and good luck.</p>
<p>I really like the idea of biochemistry; I am not completely sure if it can be viable with a bachelor’s degree, though. I don’t intend on going to graduate school any time soon.</p>
<p>“I often wonder if science degrees other than engineering are worth anything anymore.”
That’s just it. Engineering is NOT a science degree. In engineering, you are being trained for a professional field. There is a very specific skill set that an engineering degree gives you. By obtaining the degree, employers know you have these specific skills, and that is why engineers are so employable.</p>
<p>On the other hand, a science degree prepares you for graduate school in that field. You typically will not gain employable skills unless you go out and obtain those skills on your own whether that’s through taking engineering/CS/accounting electives or doing an internship, etc. </p>
<p>If you are not planning on going to graduate school and want good job security after graduation then by all means get an engineering degree. If you want to learn science, then do that but be prepared for a long and bumpy road to employment.</p>
<p>I read an article in Forbes that said Biochemistry was the second most in demand Undergrad degree. I will provide a link to the article. I know someone who got this degree and gets paid 60K researching Alzheimer’s effect on rats at U of M. I really think to a certain extent it just depends on how well you can network with other people. I can only speak for my area, but there really are a lot of jobs out there at least around me, in private industry as well as hospitals. </p>
<p>[No</a>. 2: Biochemistry - In Photos: 15 Most Valuable College Majors - Forbes](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45jgfi/no-2-biochemistry/]No”>No. 2: Biochemistry - 2014-07-30 - 15 Most Valuable College Majors)</p>
<p>But I also plan on going to graduate school and getting at least a masters degree. I would rather have a job that I love and get paid a little less than being stuck in a job that I hate.</p>
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<p>Maddie nailed it. Your success in any field depends far more on you than on your major. Expecting success because of your choice of major or blaming your career failures on your choice of major are both glaring signs of a personal failure.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that Meteorology has lots of prospects</p>
<p>No one answered your Environmental Science question, so I’ll come and answer. There are quite an array of jobs under the title “Soil Scientist” of the like (some don’t even deal with soil and instead will deal with water. Titles will vary). They will go outside and obtain samples and test them for environmental impact. Some will be very specific for the company, and others will be very broad. Some schools have programs called Soil Science, but if not, Environmental Science is probably the best degree to get this job. But I also noticed that for this job, they will also accept the Environmental Engineering degree. An environmental engineering degree would be the most versatile out of these two in case of an economic collapse or something, but don’t do engineering unless you can handle the college work. And if you wanted this job for sure, what’s the point in chasing an engineering degree? More than half of your classes would be irrelevant to this job.</p>
<p>Also, these “Soil Scientist” jobs only require a Bachelor’s, and pay around 50k or so depending where you are.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-5.html#post15975553[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-5.html#post15975553</a></p>
<p>@Maddie</p>
<p>U of M? M=Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Mauritania, Mars? Whether $60K is an impressive salary depends very much on the local cost of living. Do very many people with a BS in Biochem make that much right out of school? The Forbes article showed a much lower starting salary.</p>
<p>@spdf</p>
<p>One’s success in a field also depends on whether one can even get a job in that field and that often requires a degree in that field. Out of school, an engineering major can make twice or more what a humanities major can make, for example.</p>
<p>@DTBTSE</p>
<p>I don’t think earnings is a valid basis for comparing success in engineering with success in humanities. Maybe we should use the applause received from a live audience instead.</p>
<p>But my point was that no degree, regardless of field, will guarantee you a job or success. Regardless of the degree your success depends far more on what you bring to the table than it does on simply having the degree. Too many people think the degree itself confers success, and when it doesn’t they blame their major instead of themselves.</p>
<p>Forbes has reported several times on the dismal job propsects for biology and chemistry majors placing them among the worst master’s for jobs.</p>
<p>[No</a>. 6 Worst Master’s Degree For Jobs: Chemistry - In Photos: The Best And Worst Master’s Degrees For Jobs - Forbes](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ifij/no-6-worst-masters-degree-for-jobs-chemistry/]No”>http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ifij/no-6-worst-masters-degree-for-jobs-chemistry/)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ejkgg/no-6-worst-masters-degree-for-jobs-biology[/url]”>http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ejkgg/no-6-worst-masters-degree-for-jobs-biology</a></p>
<p>@spdf:</p>
<p>Applause from a live audience is about the only way to measure the success of a humanities major, if you find using salary too distasteful. I would measure the success of an engineer on the fact that a bridge he designs is much less likely to collapse than one designed by a humanities major largely ignorant of physics, engineering and probably math. The humanities major might have a slight edge on the engineer in choosing what color to paint the bridge or how to word the signs on the bridge, but many high schoolers could handle those tasks too.</p>
<p>Well the answer is do you feel like continuing your education? If not then probably cytotechnology would be the most “employable.” With a graduate degree, both meteorology and biomedical engineering would do you well. If you want to do “environmental science” I’d recommend doing geophysics, or environmental engineering. The ES major is weak and basically imparts no skills while the aforementioned majors teach you very valuable skills sought after by a range of employers (geosciences are particularly hot now).</p>
<p>From the list, I think Biomedical Engineering offers solid prospects, as several of the people I know in that field are employed in jobs. </p>
<p>Environmental Science depends on the program and the school, based on what I’ve researched. Some Environmental Studies and Environmental Science programs are indeed weak and don’t highlight employability, yet there are some that have a strong focus on the sciences and hands-on approach that would be very employable. </p>
<p>Biochemistry is the only one from the list that seems to be dismal, based on what I’ve read from this forum. However, I don’t know any people who have majored in biochemistry, so I’m unsure.</p>