Degrees that pay well with just a Bachelors
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Anonymous
Most people are not paid well. |
Anonymous
This. All other skills ... Especially STEM are highly vulnerable to AI. |
Anonymous
uhh, OK. But many of those jobs don't require a BS in psychology or even a college degree at all, and they certainly aren't "well-paying." |
Anonymous
Two thoughts from a CPA. Accounting isn't math - it's arithmetic. The only math you'll probably need is a semester each of calculus and statistics. However, I wouldn't recommend accounting without getting your CPA and a lot of states now have a 150 hour rule to sit for the exam. Technically, that doesn't mean you have to get a masters - just have 150 credit hours. Practically, most CPA's are not getting a one year masters in either Tax or Accounting. |
Anonymous
| Most kids should go into trade school or tech schools instead of a basic bachelors. You can make 6 figures as a top electrician or computer programmer. |
Anonymous
| My university had a program called Engineering Management. It was a couple of easy STEM classes and a bunch of business classes. Most grads got jobs at places like IBM, GE or Northrop. It paid better than a basic business degree and those majors were always in demand. |
Anonymous
Amen! Way too many kids getting useless BAs when their interests and talents would be best used in a trade field. And anyone who has hired someone to do anything for them lately well knows that that’s where our money is going! Signed, Should have been an electrician. |
Anonymous
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Any sort of sales- medical, IT, real estate, etc
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Anonymous
| My nephew is a recent college grad with a BS in finance. He graduated less than 5 years ago and is already making almost 200K--definitely more than DH and I individually make, and we both have Masters Degrees (statistics and education). |
Anonymous
My daughter started at 50,000 a year. It's not great, but it's certainly not bad for a 22 year old, brand new college grad. |
Anonymous
Some of these are terrible suggestions...who actually majors in Sales? Most people who are successful in sales don't actually study "Sales." Psychologist? Nope. You can't actually be a psychologist and treat people with just a bachelor's. Interior design or fashion merchandiser? No, these jobs are super-competitive if you are with a decent company and the starting salary is low, burnout is high, etc. |
Anonymous
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PP here. A lot of people mention sales as a good job with just a Bachelor's...my husband and I are in sales or sales-related jobs...and this is my advice:
DO NOT actually major in Sales, it is worthless. If such a thing even exists at your school (it did not exist at mine). Instead, get real-world sales experience in college, retail sales are okay but it's more valuable to do anything involving calling people, including cold calling--think calling people for the alumni fund, selling newspaper ads for the school paper, cold-calling for a brokerage over the summer, that kind of thing. A big weakness with entry-level salespeople is if they are the type who wait for people to come to them or don't have good phone skills. |
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New grad nurses in the DC area make around $55K. After 10-15 years they make around $80K unless they're working a lot of overtime and/or off shifts or chose to work an hourly rate without benefits (PTO, insurance, etc).
My friend just started at Georgetown for $55K. My cousin started at a hospital in rural Arizona for $58K. It's a great and flexible career which pays 22 year olds new grads very well and is a great income in most of the country. Not so much once you're in the field for awhile or high cost of living areas. |
Anonymous
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Political science
Get a job on Capitol Hill, network like crazy, become a subject matter expert, work as a lobbyist |
Anonymous
What will she make 20 yrs from now though? That's what you need to pay attention to. |