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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly? philosophy

A very difficult major and therefore a signal to hiring managers that the kid can think, and _likes_ to think.  About anything you care to throw at them. Signaling intent with relevant summer internships and ECs will help with post-grad hiring.

In a rapidly changing professional landscape, adaptability will be key.[/quote]

Philosophy, international relations/studies, regional studies, history, languages are all useful, and IMO fun and rewarding. Even with the talk of AI, STEM, and more "technical" degrees; anything that touches geopolitics, international affairs, cultures of the world, history, etc will always be in demand and useful. Sure, you might need to get a Masters and/or a PhD eventually; and/or work for the government, military, think tanks, NGOs, and other sectors; but people with knowledge of a particular region of the world, culture, language, philosophy, and more will find rewarding employment.

Couple those aforementioned degrees with experience in cybersecurity and other more technical fields and you might be set for a while, inshallah.[/quote]

Totally disagree.  Employers prefer specialized degrees, and humanities majors are as unemployed as they have ever been.  There is nothing employers find useful someone with a history degree.  And humanities PhD's are the most unemployed of all.  [/quote]

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