When parents begin to consider their children’s college options, they call us. They also want take into account college majors and postgraduation career options. They are, in essence, attempting to determine the “economic ROI” of a college degree.
According to a recent study by Bankrate, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey,:
The five most valuable college majors:
- Computer Engineering – median income: $101,000
- Aerospace Engineering: $100,000
- Architectural Engineering: $90,000
- Transportation Sciences & Technology: $86,000
- Construction Services: $80,000
The five least valuable college majors:
- Clinical Psychology: $49,000
- Composition and Speech: $42,000
- Drama and Theater Arts: $41,000
- Miscellaneous Fine Arts: $38,000
- Visual and Performing Arts: $36,600
As a part of postgraduation life, students should consider which majors will lead to the careers that they feel are most valuable to them. We advise that students should consider their majors as they develop a career plan.
Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs. The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges, Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected. and student who wish to transfer to another college: College Transfer Admissions Advisors.
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