« Define the best promo items! | Main | Life Insurance Quote following a stroke »
Popular Majors and Their Salaries
By Philip | October 9, 2008
The leading money making majors might be different each year. Most of the time, majors that are harder to complete, usually will be more rewarding at the end.
I was curious about the major I’m taking now which is Computer Science, as people often say that it is quite a good rewarding major, so, I compiled a list of the somewhat popular college major -at least in my country- their initial salary -in United States- and the type of jobs that you’ll be able to get after finishing it.
1.)Engineering type of majors including Chemical Engineering ($59,531), Electrical Engineering ($60,592), Mechanical Engineering ($57,547), and civil engineering ($49,537). Usually, these majors are the hardest to complete with massive homework and projects and require a lot of mathematic skills which many other people don’t. The employment growth for the majority of engineering jobs is moving at a pace faster than most occupations. The jobs for these majors include: Designing constructions from bridges to skyscrapers, creating medical advancements and a lot more.
2.)Computer Science ($57,249)- With the endless development potential of computers and the cyberspace, computer science are very important as it will keep growing in the future. Because of that people who have skills in computer science are paid high. Jobs for this major include: Database manager, Systems analyst, Applications programmer, Computer programmer.
3.)Accounting ($53,932) - This major can be really boring as it contains a lot of numbers, and you won’t be able to bear it if you don’t like to see a lot of numbers in your paper. Still, it could be worth it for your post college opportunities. Accountants will always be in great demand because I think most people are lazy and they don’t have the knowledge to do their taxes. The growth of this job is average. Examples for the jobs are: Management accountants, Government accountants, Public accountants, Auditors
4.)Economics/Finance($80,930/$85,788)- With economics you will be able to analyze almost anything. It can be very interesting. However, you could get bored to death if you got a wrong professor. If you are interested in economics, the book “Freakonomics” would be suitable for you. Some of my friends in this major said that it is known to open people’s minds to economics. Growth of this job is very strong for finance and economics. Examples for the jobs include: Economists in government, business, academic fields.
More choices of majors that you can choose: Business Administration-$54,626, Psychology-$43,945, and Arts at approximately $44,810
Topics: Tips |