r/CollegeMajors

So, I'm already pursuing my bachelor's degree in physics and I'm in my 3rd year. But the thing is that I'm not happy with my subject. So, I want to pursue bachelor's again in the subject that I like. Or should I switch my subject for master's? But the subject that I like needs a bachelor's degree in that particular subject to pursue master's. But again at the same time my parents won't agree with my decision. Regardless, I still want to study the subject that I like. Because of this i haven't been in a good mental health for days.

So please give me some advice.

What’s a college major or career path that most people completely overlook, but actually has great job opportunities, interesting work, or surprisingly high salaries?

I feel like a lot of students only hear about the same 10-15 career paths over and over again (engineering, business, med school, law, etc.) and never really learn about some of the more specialized or applied fields that exist.

Curious what majors/careers people think deserve more awareness and why.

MS in Computer Science (coursework only) - CU Boulder (online)

MS in AI (coursework only) - GMU (residential)

Master of IT (coursework only) - Illinois Tech (online)

Rationale: CS + AI for the "AI Skills" part of it, and IT for the "infrastructure" part of it = Machine Learning Engineer?

First I want to preface, my actual passion is music. I will be double majoring in music and something else, I have a music scholarship so I gotta. However, this is not a performance degree, its a general arts degree with an emphasis in music, so it only adds an extra year and is basically designed to be double majored with.

Also, I do not want to pursue a masters degree for a job, or at least I do not want to be in a position where I have to.

What Im really looking for is something where I can leverage my strong math/logic skills to make good money so that way I can fund my hobbies and especially music. I also would like to live in a big city, which is expensive, but thats where the most music can be found.

CS immediately appeals to me in every way, but it being so competitive concerns me. The others seem less competitive, but seem like they need graduate degrees to really make useful, which Id rather not be forced to do.

I have considered finance/business degrees, but honestly those sound soul sucking and I would hate them deeply

So, currently I am in my first half of second year. Computer science has treated me very bad for the last 2 semesters. Like I was already done with OOP and then Data Structures came in. These are the basic building blocks of computer science. I hate coding now...even the thought of coding makes me sick. I am thinking of transferring to business. But I am confused because my 1 and a half year of computer science will be wasted. And when I graduate with the business degree I will be in mid 20s. Can you all guide me out here?

Hi! I'm an incoming first-year at Mount Holyoke College, and I know that I want to double major. I already know that one of my majors will be gender studies (pls don't tell me that im going to make no money and am making a stupid choice; trust me, ive heard it all), and I also want to pursue a nexus (basically a fancy minor) in Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse. I always thought that I would want to work in politics somehow, so I thought for a while that I'd add poli sci onto my major, but I don't really want to do politics now. I'm not 100% sure what I want to do in the future, but i want to work in film, fashion, or just within some type of media, being creative but also not having to be infront of the camera or anything, like maybe a creative director (and a decent salary would be nice). i thought for a little bit that maybe i'd add sociology as my second major, but i looked further into it and it seems very like psuedo-stem in a way?? I took a class on it last year, and I had a nice time, but it wasn't as research-heavy as some of the stuff at college seems. I'm not at stem person at all, so I'm a little weary about having that, so any advice on what a good second major would be would be very appreciated! sorry if this is all over the place.

Hello.

As the title states I’m in community college and getting really good marks here in San Diego. I’m currently in a double major in English and biology (geared towards a radiology technician).

I started school initially to be in radiology, but I fell in love with writing again due to a college professor that really steers his classes towards writing and what we want to get out of that aspect of English growth. Writing WAS a dream of mine but thanks to some unsupportive parenting, I let go of that.

In the radiology field though, the program accepts 21% of applications and on a lottery basis. It has nothing to do with your grades in the prerequisites. It’s also only every 2 years so it won’t be taking applications till 2028. By then, I’ll probably be transferred towards UCSD still working on literature. If the odds are against me, I’ll just be working on that.

My question is how viable will a literature degree be in an AI forward world? UCSD even has an AI program that’s apparently pretty big and nothing could ever sound more soul sucking than an AI gig. Am I wrong in thinking that creative works by humans may be even more viable in the future?

I need help choosing my bachelors program! Please don’t come all up in here dooming about AI, either.

I am graduating with my associates in software development this year. I have been working as a full time developer for almost a full year and have quickly realized that I much prefer front end and web development, and I really don’t care for back end/APIs/database work. The other devs here hate front end and UX/UI and so I do that, while they take on back end work.

I need to choose a major for my bachelors next year. The only issue is, I’m not sure which of these two to go with. Computer science is probably way more dynamic and covers a broad range of niches that may make it easier to pivot if I decide to. However, I feel like I would enjoy User experience and graphic design more as it’s more closely aligned with my interests.

I’m just worried it would be a waste of money or look bad. But who knows. It may get me closer to where I want to end up, which would be some type of web development, UX/UI or product design.

But computer science looks better on paper.

Does anyone have advice?

I'm going to be attending UT Austin for the Statistics and Data Science major in the fall. I'm now wondering if my major was a good choice as the program is relatively new and is not as highly regarded as Cockrell, McCombs, or CS so I'm worried I won't be able to find good entry level positions and meet my goal of making a high salary (my goal for yearly salary is $300-400k by 28-29 of age). I am willing to work really hard to transfer to whatever major makes the most money but I don't know what major is the most high-yielding and if it's even worth transferring if SDS is already good. My other options for transfer were Finance, ECE, or CS but I'm open to others. I feel lost...should i stay in SDS, or try transferring, or try double majoring?? Please let me know!!

hey guys i’m currently a senior in high school who is committed to cal poly slo for computer engineering which is a top program for the major and want to go to specially asic design. However, I have been hearing just recently that computer engineering is not a major i should i go into as it has high unemployment rates and rise of ai. I’ve always been interested in computers ever since I was young and thought it was a good major for me. Now I’m starting to question if it’s still a good long-term path, especially for ASIC design.

Currently, I'm admitted to the B.S Economics program. However, looking at the coursework, I'm wondering if a BBA would be better.

The BBA seems to cover more topics I like in economics. However, it also has a lot of business related stuff that I don't really care for.

The BBA would also take longer.

Just to note, I already completed my generals because of my previous degree.

i really really really really really want to avoid becoming like anyone in my family and i dont want to see myselves in them in any way at all

my dad and both my brothers have this weird pride in being really good at math and ive never been that and i dont like math at all and i just think its dumb and my brother is always trying to one up my dad and my dad and other brother are grown men who have weird pride in their math abilities from when they were kids and it makes me uncomfortable

i dont want to be an engineer bc my dad has an engineering degree

i dont want to go into tech bc my dad was a software engineer for most of his career and both my brothers majored in cs

i dont want to go into business stuff bc my dad owns a business and my brother works for him and my other brother has tried starting a business and it all feels weird to me and even if they werent in that i cant see myself in stuff like that at all and i hate the idea of sales and forcing connections and finance and ive always wanted to avoid stuff like that since i was a kid

i dont want to go into analytical stuff bc my dad has always done stuff like that

i dont want to go into healthcare bc my mom has always for some reason seen me going into it and i think shes just projecting what she wanted for herself onto me and i have no desire to help people or be in a hospital or do anything like that or be always stressed and i dont want to fit my parents image of me when i feel like they dont see me the right way

i dont want to go to grad school bc although im ok at school (4.03 w/3.62 uw/1370 sat) i cant see myself going that far or caring about something enough to pursue it that long or paying for all that

theres nothing i have some deep passion for or interest in

theres a negative chance theyll let me try to go into the trades or take a gap year or go to cc

im taking ap classes and ill probably have enough credits to cut a year off if theres enough allowance for free electives and my dad might be paying for my brother to go back to college even though looking at the fafsa he probably would have to go into debt so id like to avoid anything credit heavy if possible

ive taken some career tests and they dont really help me or give me stuff i think id like

idk what im doing and ive basically crossed out everything

im in the US if that matters

本人普通一本院校的人工智能专业，没有挂过科，也没有写过什么代码（全部ai），大学也不打游戏，也不学习，就知道健身（2022年-至今），所以我觉得我是从事不了人工智能方面工作了。大学能说出口的就是过了四级，还有健身。所以大佬们有什么可以快速入行的专业吗（除了进厂，太压抑了），因为我看了好多人工智能方面的岗位，所有的技术我都不达标，除了初中级水平的Python外，我发现我真的没有什么了。累了，主要自己去学也学不下，也不知道学什么，尝试去学了也没有任何反馈，所以就学不下去了。

all the humanities kind of have a reputation as being “unemployable” but i’m wondering if there’s any exception to that or if there’s one that’s surprisingly better than people give it credit for

i’m not in or going into humanities i just haven’t heard a lot of good stuff about them

I had only ever heard of a dual degree I didn't even know a triple degree was possible 😭.

It's for English literature, mass communication & journalism, and digital humanities (in Bangalore). Since I'm a science PCB student i also have another option i.e clinical research. True that the latter has more stability aswell as salary but I also really find science boring other than the bio aspect. I'm so confused.

How do I take a decision? Also is triple degree gonna be worthlessly exhausting?

Currently working on my bachelors degree in healthcare administration with a concentration in emergency management. I am a licensed practical nurse in the U.S. Military, relevant experience as a manager/supervisor will be a 9 month deployment to Iraq in a field hospital and a little over 2 years as a floor manager in world renowned PCU in a military treatment facility. (Being vague on purpose)

Will I have trouble finding decent healthcare admin related jobs when I get out?

How much will my LPN help out? Obviously an RN would help me a lot more but

Recently on this sub I have seen post about careers where you can make 300k+. And looking at the posts the conclusion was that getting CS job is right now harder than getting into high paying finance, law or medicine.

Is that really the truth? Is getting job in law finance or medicine way easier than in CS. If so why people still go into CS that is harser to get in and pay less if they can just go into law where its easier?

Hi! So, right now, I am transferring to a 4 year institution as a Classics Major but I don't know which Major suits what I want to do more. Basically, I wanna teach but ancient literature, not exclusively Greek or Latin tho, I like almost all myths and religions and studying their legends. I like seeing how those myths impact modern books and story telling techniques. Would this have me be a Classics Major or should I just major in English?

Hello, what are degrees that can lead to making 300k a year? I know everyone says to not go into a degree just for the money but I’m still curious, I plan on going into Electrical engineering but a lot of people seem to say that you can’t/ it’s very difficult to break into 300k a year in that field. Any suggestions?

Edit: by no means am I saying 300k out of college or even 10 years down the line, I’m willing to work hard and get education beyond those 4 years

For referance, I want to do my UG degree in India because it's cheaper and closer to some family.

Would a b.tech bioinformatics be more employable than a b.tech computer science?

The CSE job market is absolutely cursed, is bioinformatics similarly cursed? I know there's a lot of overlap with their jobs, and Bsc. Bioinformatics is a degree in unemployment, only slightly better than philosophy or sociology.

Thank you!