![]() TAKE THE QUIZ: Can My Boss Do That?Ī true spiritual calling may come with significant rewards-just don't expect them to arrive in monetary form. Their median income is $48,400 a year early in their careers and $85,900 a year by mid-career. Specifically, marketing management majors can expect to see plenty of opportunities, with 754,994 online job postings seeking applicants with expertise in this field. Marketing is another major that could help prepare you for the business side of the fashion world, as well as other industries. You can broaden your knowledge base - and job qualifications - and seek a degree in a more general business-related field, including operations or supply management, finance or business administration. (Also, she had a 4.0 GPA at UCLA and an admissions video essay directed by a Coppola.) As with fashion design majors (another field noted on this list), fashion merchandising majors can expect high levels of competition in the industry’s job market and even more limited opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills in another field. This major may have worked for Elle Woods (a la “Legally Blonde”), but she’s a fictional character. ![]() Athletic trainers also need additional licensing and certification and commonly have master's degrees. For example, to become a physical therapist, you'll need to study for another three years after college to get your Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Just be prepared to head into education overtime for the most promising related careers. If your love of sports is undeniable, this major may be right for you despite its spot in our rankings. Plus, potential employers do not frequently seek out workers who major in athletic training. But it remains a small field with just 27,540 positions today. Even athletic trainers, specifically, can expect a big jump in demand with a job growth rate of 23.2% over the next decade. The broader field of fitness is actually a smart choice with the aging population and a focus on wellness at all ages pushing demand for many related jobs, including physical therapists and physical therapist assistants (both among our best jobs for the future). And 103,151 online job postings over the past year were seeking applicants with this degree. Food science majors report a median pay of $50,200 a year early in their careers and $85,600 by mid-career. What Worksīroadening your palate to study other food sources as well as animals may leave a better taste in your mouth. Unfortunately, that follows a decade of job losses at a rate of -40.9%. The good news is that, with increasing public awareness of nutrition, health and food safety needs, the demand for animal scientists is ticking up with a projected job growth rate of 11.1% over the next decade. That means working closely with chickens, cows, pigs and other food animals to learn how to use them in the most efficient and healthiest ways possible to feed our nation. In this field, you do study animals, but with a focus on their role in food production. Love animals? Then this may not be the major for you. What’s the difference between advertising and public relations? It’s subtle, but the former focuses on selling a carefully crafted image while the latter works on creating one out of news and events. And the number of job postings seeking people with degrees in public relations is much higher at 477,708. But more degree holders (42%) report that their work offers high meaning. ![]() The median pay for graduates of this field is lower, at $42,000 for early career and $75,400 for mid-career. ![]() Majoring in public relations is an easier sell. Only 32% of those surveyed by PayScale say their work helps make the world a better place, making it one of the four least meaningful majors in our rankings. And the degree holders don’t seem to hold much stock in it either. Just look at the small number of online job postings seeking graduates who have focused on this field. Annual online job postings: 9,188 (Median for all majors: 103,151)Įmployers don’t seem sold on the value of an advertising degree. ![]()
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