To some a college degree is just a symbol of completion while others it is a symbol of endurance,independence, and the opportunity to finally have the job you’ve always desired.A college degree can bring many benefits and with the right major you can lead a successful life. It is always important to pursue a major that interests you but it is also important to consider other factors as well. Going to College can benefit you in many ways that people who contradict would have never considered. Considering the fact that there are different types of degrees you can receive, there is always the top degree that gains the most money. On College Atlas they talked about how different majors can bring different incomes. They explained the different
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Some majors do not pay as high as others. Acquiring a college degree does not mean gaining a job that pays a high number of dollars just because a degree is needed. When going to college it is important to consider what you love to do but keeping in mind what pay that job will give you. For some majors the unemployment rate has increased while others it has decreased profoundly. For other majors the pays were never at a high altitude due to its demand in society being low. In Forbes there was an article written by Jenna Goudreau in which she explained how there are rough majors to take and the expectancy of the salaries for some people taking these majors should be low. In the article it states, “Anthropology and archeology represent the worst choice of college major in economics terms. Recent college graduates of the major, those ages 22 to 26, can expect an unemployment rate of 10.5% well above the national average, When they do land a job, the median salary is just $28,0000 compared to a mechanical engineer’s initial earnings of $58,000.” Everything greatly depends on what major someone is pursuing. It is always important to do what you love to do but it is also important to keep an eye on what that job can do for
Some majors do not pay as high as others. Acquiring a college degree does not mean gaining a job that pays a high number of dollars just because a degree is needed. When going to college it is important to consider what you love to do but keeping in mind what pay that job will give you. For some majors the unemployment rate has increased while others it has decreased profoundly. For other majors the pays were never at a high altitude due to its demand in society being low. In Forbes there was an article written by Jenna Goudreau in which she explained how there are rough majors to take and the expectancy of the salaries for some people taking these majors should be low. In the article it states, “Anthropology and archeology represent the worst choice of college major in economics terms. Recent college graduates of the major, those ages 22 to 26, can expect an unemployment rate of 10.5% well above the national average, When they do land a job, the median salary is just $28,0000 compared to a mechanical engineer’s initial earnings of $58,000.” Everything greatly depends on what major someone is pursuing. It is always important to do what you love to do but it is also important to keep an eye on what that job can do for