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Anonymous wrote:accounting
nursing
teaching — but eventually you’d want a masters

Most public school districts REQUIRE a Master's degree after a certain number of years.

Last I checked they don't get paid well anyways. Strange that the PP put it on their list.

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.

What will she make 20 yrs from now though? That's what you need to pay attention to.

Political science

Get a job on Capitol Hill, network like crazy, become a subject matter expert, work as a lobbyist

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Nursing
Teaching
Accounting
Advertising
Sales
OHS
Human Resources Specialist
Psychologist
Parks & Rec Management
Hotel Management
Healthcare Adminstrator/Manager
Interior Designer
Fashion Merchandiser/Buyer

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.

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Anonymous wrote:accounting
nursing
teaching — but eventually you’d want a masters

Most public school districts REQUIRE a Master's degree after a certain number of years.

Last I checked they don't get paid well anyways. Strange that the PP put it on their list.

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.

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).

Any sort of sales- medical, IT, real estate, etc

Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

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 wrote:Accounting, if that isn't too much math

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.

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Anonymous wrote:Nursing
Teaching
Accounting
Advertising
Sales
OHS
Human Resources Specialist
Psychologist
Parks & Rec Management
Hotel Management
Healthcare Adminstrator/Manager
Interior Designer
Fashion Merchandiser/Buyer

You can't become a psychologist without a PhD. And it's not that well paying. I am a clinical psychologist - 7 years of post-grad schooling - and make $80K 18 years into my career. (I love what I do so pay is kind of moot for me, but it's NOT a career you get into if you don't want to go to school for a looong time or want to make a lot of money.)

There are plenty of jobs for kids who graduate with a BS in psychology.

https://www.verywell.com/what-can-you-do-with-a-bachelors-degree-in-psychology-2794943

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 wrote:Dale Carnegie how to win friends and influence people... Buffett says communication skills are most importantl

This.

All other skills ... Especially STEM are highly vulnerable to AI.

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Anonymous wrote:What degrees are best for this outcome? Would prefer non-stem suggestions.

Dude, what? What century are you living in?

The century in which less than 12% of adults in the US have an advanced degree...?

Most people are not paid well.