What Degree Should You Get?

What Degree Should You Get?
You’re about to start college and one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is what degree should you attain? With the rising cost of college, it’s important to look carefully at the various degree programs, determine if it’s worth the cost based on the expected return from the career path which started from your degree of Choice.

Hot Majors

Information system
All entrepreneurial majors
Statistics
Nursing
Social Work
Multimedia
Web design
Environmental sciences
E-commerce

Employer’s messages to prospective employees:
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Flexibility
Seek candidates across all majors who can slide into a variety of positions as needed or can quickly conditions. Focus is on a canidate which is a mix of technical aptitude and essential soft skills.

TechnicaI Disadvantage
Except for computer sciencc (IT), market for technical graduates is somber. Traditional hiring sectors for engineers such as manufacturing, architectural, and engineering services, engineering design and development are all reducing their hiring.

Business Shift -
Demand for business majors is holding steady, except for accounting, which is down. Companies are are repostioning themselves for more Internet business and seek candidates with acumen in the area.

Average Salaries

Average Master’s & PhD salaries:

Accounting $41900
ComputerScience (MS): $57100
Engineering (MS): $58100
Engineering (PhD): $68900

All Associate’s: $36200
All Bachelor’s: $39900
MBA: $56800

Average Bachelor’s Salary:

Education: $35100
Advertising: $35500
Psychology: $36400
Public Health: $37800
Marketing: $38300
Accounting: 41900
Mathematics: $46400
Finance: $47500
Nursing: $52700
Civil Engineering: $47600
Electrical Engineering: $59000
Mechanical Engineering: $58000
Computer Science: $61200
Chemical Engineering: $65100


Most Requested Majors (‘09-’10):

Percentage of employers seeking selected majors.
33% All maiors
67% Specific majors

out ofthat 67%
33% All majors
Others 26%
All Technical 22%
All Business 19%


33% All majors
Computer Science 5%
MIS Computer Science 5%
Electrical Engineering: 4%
Others: 8%
Accounting: 6%
Finance: 5%
MIS Business: 5%
Economics: 3%
Others: 1%
Human Resources: 5%
Information Science: 4%
Communications: 5%
Others: 12%


Recruiting: Campus Focused Strategies


Internships: Career Fairs: Resume Requests: Campus Visit/Info: Faculty:

% of companies utilizing 62% 61% 54% 48% 40%

avg. B.A. hiring co. 31% 36% 31% 44% 44%


On-Campus Interviews: Current Employees: National Web Provided: Social Media:

% of companies utilizing 38% 57% 52% 26%

avg. B.A. hiring co. 48% 32% 29% 50%


Change in B.A. Hiring By Region:

U.S.A.:+3%
Upper Plains (WY, ND, SD, MN, NE. IA) -3%
Northwest (AK, WA,MT,OR,ID) +4%
Great Lakes (WI,IL,IN, MI, OH) -4%
Southwest (CA, NV, UT, HI, AZ, NM) -&%
Northeast (ME, VT, NH, .MA,RI,CT) - -4%
MiddleAtlantic (WV, VA, PA, NY, NJ, DE, DC,MD) -8%
Southeast (KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, NC,SC,FL) -7%
South Central (CD, KS, MO, TX, AR, LA, OK) +6%
International: -4%

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Average Salaries: What Degree Should You Get? You're about to start college and one of the biggest decisions you'll make is what degree should you attain? With the rising cost of college, it's important to look carefully at the various degree programs, determine if it's worth the cost based on the expected return from the career path which started from your degree of choice. Hot Majors Information systems All entrepre- neurial majors Statistics Nursing Social Work TYPE html PUBLIC "http://ww.w3.org/ tml xlns="http://w Web design Environmental sciences Multimedia E-commerce Employer's messages to prospective employees: Flexibility Seek candidates across all majors who can slide into a variety of positions as needed or can adapt quickly to changing conditions. Focus is on candidates with a mix of technical aptitude and essential soft skills. Technical Disadvantage Except for computer science (IT), market for techni- cal graduates is somber. Traditional hiring sectors for engineers such as manufacturing, architectural, and engineering services, engineering design and development are all reducing their hiring. Business Shift Demand for business majors is holding steady, except for accounting, which is down. Companies are repostioning themselves for more Internet busi- ness and seek candidates with acumen in the area. Average Salaries: Average Master's & PhD salaries: Average Bachelor's Salary: Accounting (MS): $49100 Education: $35100 Computer Science (MS): $57100 Advertising: $35500 Engineering (MS): $58100 Psychology: $36400 Engineering (PhD): $68900 Public Health: $37800 Marketing: $38300 Accounting: $41900 All Associate's: $36200 Mathematics: $46400 Finance: $47500 All Bachelor's: $39900 Civil Engineering: $47600 MBA: $5680o Nursing: $52700 Mechanical Engineering: $58000 Electrical Engineering: $59000 Computer Science: $61200 Chemical Engineering: $65100 Most Requested Majors ('09-'10): Percentage of employers seeking selected majors. 33% All majors 33% All majors out of that 67% All Technical 67% Others 26% 22% Specific majors 19% All Business 33% All majors Computer Science: 5% Others: 12% MIS Computer Science: 5% Communi- cations: 5% Electrical Engineering: 4% Information Science: 4% Others: 8% Recruiting: Campus Focused Strategies Career Fairs: Campus Visit/İnfo: Resume Internships: Faculty: Requests: % of compa- nies utilizing 62% 61% 54% 48% 40% avg. B.A. hiring per co. 31 36 31 44 44 National Web Provided: Social Media: Current On-Campus Interviews: Employees: % of compa- nies utilizing 38% 57% 52% 26% avg. B.A. hiring per co. 48 32 29 50 Change In B.A. Hiring By Region: -3% U.S.A.: +3% -4% -4% Upper Plains (WY, ND, SD, MN, NE, IA) Great Lakes (WI, IL, IN, MI, OH) Northeast (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT) Northwest (AK, WA, MT, OR, ID) +4% -8% Middle Atlantic (WV, VA, PA, NY, NJ, DE, DC, MD) Southwest (CA, NV, UT, HI, AZ, NM) Southeast (KY, TN, MS, AL, GA, NC, SC, FL) -7% South Central (CO, KS, MO, TX, AR, LA, OK) -7% International: -4% +6% UmlimeSchools www.onlineschools.org Sources: http://oeri.msu.edu/wp-eantent/uploads/2010/01/RT200g2010 pdi http://www.cnbo.com/id/29408o64/Highest Paid Bacheler s Degrees 2010 http://meneywateh.bnet.com/saving-money/blag/callege- selution/top-20-best-paying-callege-degrees-in-2010/2600/ http://hinance.yahon.com/college-edusation/article/1101g6/20- worst-paying-eollege-degrees-in-20LO?mad-edu-continuing education http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp Human Resources: 5% Others: 1 Economics: 3% Finance: 5% MIS Business: Accounting: 6%