Majors to go into

[Anonymous]

I'd study marketing (where you get a great business foundation mixed with fields like psychology) and focus heavily on data analytics. Data-driven marketing jobs are in demand and pay extremely well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a hiring manager/director -- I've been burned too many times by generic degrees in marketing/communication. It seems to produce individuals who only think and write in sound bites. Get a degrees which develops and advances skills in critical thinking, writing and analysis. I've had greater success in hiring english, history and (believe it or not) anthropolgy majors -- with minors data analytics or econ. I can teach you how to be successful in our company and industry -- but I dont have time to teach you how to think and write

Glad to hear that as my DD is an anthropology major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a hiring manager/director -- I've been burned too many times by generic degrees in marketing/communication. It seems to produce individuals who only think and write in sound bites. Get a degrees which develops and advances skills in critical thinking, writing and analysis. I've had greater success in hiring english, history and (believe it or not) anthropolgy majors -- with minors data analytics or econ. I can teach you how to be successful in our company and industry -- but I dont have time to teach you how to think and write

Glad to hear that as my DD is an anthropology major

School prestige is important for that kinds of majors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

Once again, who do you think runs business? Not STEM majors. This board is so weird that you seem to think no one exists unless they are in IT.
OP, my DH was a journalism major and has had a great career in marketing communications predominately in IT/software industry. Tons of jobs, six figures. That said, I wouldn’t recommend journalism as a major, marketing with a journalism minor sounds like a direct path to Marketing/communications and there are absolutely jobs in that field.

At my multinational company, every senior leader and pretty much every VP has a STEM background. They may have gone on to get an MBA or doubled in a business degree, but they all have the chops to understand our products. Even HR.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

Get your kid pick up trash and deliver fast food

Can you imagine a society where 33% are doctors, 33% are layers, and 33% IT? You'll be cleaning up after yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

Get your kid pick up trash and deliver fast food

Can you imagine a society where 33% are doctors, 33% are layers, and 33% IT? You'll be cleaning up after yourself.

No I can not.
So,
my kid = engineer
your kid = pick up trash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

Get your kid pick up trash and deliver fast food

Can you imagine a society where 33% are doctors, 33% are layers, and 33% IT? You'll be cleaning up after yourself.

No I can not.
So,
my kid = engineer
your kid = pick up trash

Don't underestimate others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

Good for you. That’s not what OP asked. Good luck to your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

Good for you. That’s not what OP asked. Good luck to your kid.

Come back after your kid finishes an engineering program. It's not for everyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is a communication/marketing major, just graduated.

He has a ton of friends that did the same.

They have various jobs with Discovery, ESPN. They also got jobs as recruiters and jobs in finance.

They learn to think and write.

There is digital media which is interesting… every marketing firm now needs to analyze their digital data.

If she can write technical writing pays well and you don’t have to be technical.

what school

Emerson

Mediocre major at a mediocre school seems very risky, but some people have to gamble.

Lol! Okay, Yea seems like the gamble has paid off for his friends.

He’s in graduate school for free. A few are in England doing a master and the rest have solid jobs.

Thanks for sharing this, Emerson parent. We are interested in the school.

DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a communication/marketing major, just graduated.

He has a ton of friends that did the same.

They have various jobs with Discovery, ESPN. They also got jobs as recruiters and jobs in finance.

They learn to think and write.

There is digital media which is interesting… every marketing firm now needs to analyze their digital data.

If she can write technical writing pays well and you don’t have to be technical.

what school

Emerson

Mediocre major at a mediocre school seems very risky, but some people have to gamble.

Lol! Okay, Yea seems like the gamble has paid off for his friends.

He’s in graduate school for free. A few are in England doing a master and the rest have solid jobs.

Some people may get lucky, but on the average looking depressing

https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/emerson-college/academic-life/academic-majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/#:~:text=Salary%20of%20Journalism%20Graduates%20with%20a%20Master's%20Degree,Their%20median%20salary%20is%20%2442%2C650

"Journalism majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Emerson go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $33,900 a year. This is higher than $30,000"

Even with grad degree

"Journalism majors graduating with a master's degree from Emerson make a median salary of $35,000 a year"

My god, you’re tiresome. Are you even employed because you’re all over this forum making fun of people who major in what interests them instead of what makes the most money. Are you an unemployed finance bro wannabe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

And you do not need a degree for that…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

Get your kid pick up trash and deliver fast food

Can you imagine a society where 33% are doctors, 33% are layers, and 33% IT? You'll be cleaning up after yourself.

No I can not.
So,
my kid = engineer
your kid = pick up trash

Your engineer kid should engineer a way to pick up the trash. Problem
Solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not pay for my child’s education if they desired to pursue journalism or marketing. Sorry, but I am only paying for high paying professional jobs.

So is everyone else. But we can't have everyone becoming doctors or lawyers or programmers. Someone has to pick up trash, clean the streets, take your fast food order, drive your Uber, pick up and deliver your fast food order...

Get your kid pick up trash and deliver fast food

Can you imagine a society where 33% are doctors, 33% are layers, and 33% IT? You'll be cleaning up after yourself.

No I can not.
So,
my kid = engineer
your kid = pick up trash

Your engineer kid should engineer a way to pick up the trash. Problem
Solved.

Then your kid would be unemployed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a communication/marketing major, just graduated.

He has a ton of friends that did the same.

They have various jobs with Discovery, ESPN. They also got jobs as recruiters and jobs in finance.

They learn to think and write.

There is digital media which is interesting… every marketing firm now needs to analyze their digital data.

If she can write technical writing pays well and you don’t have to be technical.

what school

Emerson

It's a good information and reality that people need to be aware of when making decisions.
That is in fact the major function of this forum

Mediocre major at a mediocre school seems very risky, but some people have to gamble.

Lol! Okay, Yea seems like the gamble has paid off for his friends.

He’s in graduate school for free. A few are in England doing a master and the rest have solid jobs.

Some people may get lucky, but on the average looking depressing

https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/emerson-college/academic-life/academic-majors/communication-journalism-media/journalism/#:~:text=Salary%20of%20Journalism%20Graduates%20with%20a%20Master's%20Degree,Their%20median%20salary%20is%20%2442%2C650

"Journalism majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Emerson go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $33,900 a year. This is higher than $30,000"

Even with grad degree

"Journalism majors graduating with a master's degree from Emerson make a median salary of $35,000 a year"

My god, you’re tiresome. Are you even employed because you’re all over this forum making fun of people who major in what interests them instead of what makes the most money. Are you an unemployed finance bro wannabe?