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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the highest paid people I know studied history at a small private university in the mid west.  She was a little aimless in school.  She does not have a graduate degree. She has built herself her own consulting firm and makes $400k.

The degree doesn't always make the worker.[/quote]

This^^^

Cannot imagine picking your kid's major and forcing them to do what you think they should do.

Me, I want my kids to be happy and find their own path in life.  Now that does not mean sitting back and watching them explode.  I still provide guidance.  But they get to pick their major and path in life.  My job is to help them understand what their choices might mean.  So we discuss possible career paths and majors and that includes what is the typical starting salary, what types of jobs might those be, what is your likely salary 5-10 years in.  And then explaining that you need to live a lifestyle  you can afford with those choices.  So say, if you want to be a teacher that is Awesome.  But that typically means lower pay, a requirement to continue education.  However, you if your dream is to drive luxury cars, live in a newer 3K+ home in top school district and take a trip to Hawaii/Caribbean yearly and another to Europe, then you might not be able to afford that as a teacher.  So you need to adjust your lifestyle choices if that's the career you want.  
Same for any major.  Know that with many StEM degrees you will have a higher initial salary, it will be easier to find a job (there are job listings that say, we want a Mech E or CS major).  And if you want to major in Art History, that is good as well.  Follow your passion.  But do your research and know you have to work a bit more to make yourself marketable, you might need to take "unpaid/lower paying" internships or full time jobs initially to get your foot in the door.  You will have to search a bit more for finding your first job(s)....there are many out there and most are not going to say "looking for an art history major", and many of the jobs will use your critical thinking and writing and communication skills, not the "art history" specific knowledge, so you have to be willing to search for those and market yourself.  And it might be helpful to take a Stats course or two or some data analytics or business courses to help market yourself.

So do what you want, but know what you are getting into.  If you love something STEM and can see yourself working in that field, then perhaps major in that and minor in the other passion, or double major.  [/quote]

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