Help me pick a major for my bachelor's!!!

What do YOU want, money or happiness/fullfillment? We all want both, but sometimes we are led down a path of one or another.

Social work/HR doesn't pay much, but Psychology can. In hindsite, if I had a do-over, I would've gotten a law degree when I was younger. You can pretty much write your own ticket there. Business, government, social services, etc. Medical Administration is also an in demand area. Not neccessarily seeing patients, but the business side of medicine.

In this economy, just having a bachelors doesn't always help. My oldest daughter has a BS in liberal arts and works at Best Buy, my middle daughter has a BS in Theatre and is a Barista at a coffee house in Seattle. They are dissapointed in life nonetheless. Choose wisely.

 

An HR manager position will pocket you about 70k a year. Not too bad for the nice/relaxed job that it is (typically).

 

i think he wants to make the most money he can with the least amount of work.


thats whats wrong with mexicans these days. or is that Americans?

 

So far in my short working life Ive found that it's more important for me to enjoy what I'm doing, rather than making bug bucks. Money can bring happiness, but if you dread going to work everyday, is it worth it? I say no.

 

QFT!!! I am a perfect example of what Chapparal is talking about when he said just having a Bachelors doesn't always help. I have been graduated for 6 months now and I haven't gotten the first interview (when I thought for sure I'd be hired within the first couple of months). Think about what industries in Nashville are dominant, my understanding is that healthcare is a huge industry as well as logistics here, but I don't have experience in either area so I am screwed. If I had one point of advice to give you it would be DO AN INTERNSHIP!!!!! Not doing one is most likely the worst decision I've made in life so far.

As far as the program goes he hit on this as well, either you are going for the money or you are going with the intent of doing what you are passionate about, this is the essential question you have to ask yourself. Take me for example, I am a liberal arts kind of person and I know that the BA degrees according to compensation markets will not be in line with technical science/business/engineering/computer science programs and in some cases command almost double the starting salary as a new grad so I understand that I went more for my passion than for the money. What I ended up doing though was since a lot of liberal arts careers aren't so dependent on high level degrees, I just did a BS in business and psychology and do the other stuff on the side.

It's all about what really makes you happy in the end.

 

Careers in alternative energy could be cool. That or something sports related.

 

That's for a experienced Manager in a corporation. That's not starting wage. Think 36k to start with a small company (maybe). I know many HR people in small business that are generally just the bosses go-fer/secretary but handle HR as part of the job description.

See.....These days, unless you are a coach/trainer you have to be an attorney to be in sports (College and Pros). A liberal arts degree with a teaching credential can get you into High School sports.

For alternative energy, lean towards an engineering degree.

 

Great attitude! Keep it up, the chips will fall in your favor someday.

 

That's pretty much the average for corporate. An HR Generalist (what I do) starts out at about 36k... so naturally the managers make much more than that.