2001 from undergrad
Best and Worst College Majors for Your Career
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2001 from undergrad
The job market back then isn't even comparable to now. Technically you don't need a highly advanced degree with a 4.0, but damn near every job has requirement of 4-5 years of work experience. Making coffee at starbucks doesn't count towards anything...
You're right technically, it is different. Back then, STEM was even a bigger deal because professionalism levels were different and a lot more defined. If you wanted to work in a soft science like sociology you were pigeon holed into Social Work which isn't the same thing. Not to mention the market collapse after 9/11. Now, many majors are eating good thanks to tech. Market research is more important than ever now that consumer behavior can be observed more accurately. Medicine has evolved from being self facing to realizing more than the body effects medical conditions|(epidemiology). These two areas alone have been a boon to the legitimacy of Sociology, and these fields are growing. Masters in Sociology can get a good market research position with a nice ceiling. PhD and you have no ceiling in those fields. Proper research methods, statistics and analysis, and being able to apply those to soft skills are what its about. So you're right, the job market is different.
Yeah but most attorneys don't make shyt, unless you went to a big time school and were near the top of your class.
@Candor :cough:
she went to a top 10 school, and has 10 years big firm experience. I know plenty of attorney's and know what they make at various levels. My point is, there are alternatives out there to the word of a fukkin article.
Nah trus, I get what you're saying. It's just that many degrees, these days require additional education(Graduate level).
But who's to say, that bubble won't collapse. I know numerous people who majored in psychology and are hell bent determined to be a psychologist, but what happens when that market gets saturated. What do you say to all the people with inadequate experience and does a psychologist with a Ph. D, become devalued in the marketplace as well...
any market can burst. Programming is nowhere near what it was 15 years ago. They used to throws cars, houses, huge stock options at sophomores, even high school students. The professionalism and relative pay of physicians is not what it used to be. Many hospitals prefer a team of doctors and PAs for professional and economic reasons. New jobs are invented everyday, and some become obsolete. My sister would tell you that any major outside of engineering and perhaps nursing requires graduate study. We're in a world that changes quickly. The job market is no different. My brother was an MIS major and he had to go back and get a masters to move up or be laid off. Its scary because employers want Star Trek level knowledge from everyone.
We have to remember what we are talking about though. We're defining success by how much we make. If you're fine with a ceiling of $50K/year, you could make that in Dallas and get a decent sized home and new car, live a decent life, especially if you're with someone that makes anything.
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