Secure college majors
Maybe you just started college, and your major is undeclared. Maybe you are in your second or third year of school, and your chosen major just isn’t working out for you. Or perhaps, given the current economic climate, your intended field of study isn’t looking like the most promising path to post-graduation employment.
While choosing a major based solely on future employability during the ongoing recession isn’t advisable, it is smart to at least consider the employment outlook for your career field when deciding what to study in school.
Enter the book, “Best College Majors for a Secure Future” (JIST Publishing, 2009), a new book from education expert Laurence Shatkin. Using research from a variety of reliable sources, including the Labor Department and the Census Bureau, Shatkin and the editors at JIST have compiled a comprehensive list of majors that promise to weather the current recession quite well.
Some of the majors, such as those in health care and education, are ones you would expect on the list of “high-security majors.” Others, like public relations and religious/religious studies, are a bit of a surprise and offer hope that, even in these uncertain times, you still can study something a bit “outside the box” and hope to find yourself gainfully employed come graduation.
“50 Best College Majors for a Secure Future” is available in bookstores and at various outlets on the Web. Save yourself some money by asking for it at your base/school/local library or education center.
