What Major Should I Pick?

[Zygomati𝖼]

im at community college right now trying to transfer once i get my credits. grades arent really what im worried about, more so picking some dumb major and realizing in 4 years it doesnt lead to anything.

i dont really care about following my passion or whatever. i just dont want to be 25 with a degree that doesnt pay. i also dont want to pick something insane just because it has a high salary on google and then fail out of it.

i look at cs a lot because thats the stuff i actually pay attention to (ai etc). finance/econ seems fine too. engineering idk, feels like people just say it because it sounds serious. if you did cc and then transferred into one of these lmk if it was worth it.

please dont tell me to do psych or communications. and dont tell me to just go into trades unless you actually did that and it worked out.

 

[rubberbands]

idk soigma male

 

[omnis]

anything stem. eecs probably or math

 

[7zyzz7]

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market?os=vb#--:explore:eek:utcomes-by-major

Latest Release: February 4, 2026, based on data from 2024 Labor Market Outcomes of College Graduates by Major in 2024

sort by employment rate

 

[7zyzz7]

pick something you are interested in thats all that matters. but if you want to do a major beacuse it has a good employment rate and also pays good money you could always investigate it deeper and try to force yourself to become interested in it by doing a deep dive.... but just pick something you are interested in

 

[7zyzz7]

Labor Market Outcomes of College Graduates by Major in 2024​

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Major ▲ ▼	Unemployment Rate ▲ ▼	Underemployment Rate ▲ ▼	Median Wage Early Career ▲ ▼	Median Wage Mid‑Career ▲ ▼	Share with Graduate Degree ▲ ▼
Special Education	0.7%	16.0%	$46,000	$56,000	61.1%
Miscellaneous Education	1.1%	24.5%	$48,000	$60,000	59.9%
Elementary Education	1.2%	16.2%	$45,000	$55,000	50.6%
Agriculture	1.4%	57.1%	$56,000	$80,000	22.5%
Geography	1.6%	43.0%	$50,000	$88,000	34.7%
Foreign Language	1.6%	54.0%	$48,000	$77,000	53.1%
Engineering Technologies	1.7%	44.4%	$65,000	$104,000	27.9%
Social Services	1.9%	30.1%	$43,000	$60,000	53.8%
Secondary Education	2.1%	21.7%	$45,300	$62,000	52.7%
Nursing	2.1%	12.8%	$70,000	$87,000	30.3%
Public Policy and Law	2.2%	45.5%	$55,000	$80,000	47.0%
Construction Services	2.2%	17.9%	$75,000	$120,000	12.2%
Aerospace Engineering	2.2%	14.7%	$85,000	$130,000	45.5%
Journalism	2.3%	43.3%	$49,000	$87,000	26.3%
General Social Sciences	2.3%	38.0%	$45,200	$75,000	39.3%
Civil Engineering	2.3%	15.6%	$75,000	$115,000	37.1%
Miscellaneous Physical Sciences	2.5%	22.5%	$60,000	$81,000	54.0%
Animal and Plant Sciences	2.5%	53.5%	$46,600	$79,000	36.6%
Treatment Therapy	2.6%	39.1%	$50,000	$70,000	53.4%
General Education	2.6%	28.1%	$45,000	$56,000	51.7%
Accounting	2.6%	21.2%	$68,000	$97,000	33.7%
Leisure and Hospitality	2.7%	58.1%	$45,000	$75,000	36.1%
Biochemistry	2.7%	42.0%	$52,000	$100,000	71.9%
Finance	2.8%	27.8%	$70,000	$112,000	31.5%
Theology and Religion	3.1%	47.5%	$41,600	$66,000	46.4%
Electrical Engineering	3.2%	21.1%	$82,000	$123,000	47.7%
Economics	3.5%	33.1%	$72,000	$115,000	41.6%
Miscellaneous Technologies	3.6%	49.0%	$54,000	$96,000	19.5%
Criminal Justice	3.6%	65.8%	$50,000	$80,000	24.6%
Miscellaneous Engineering	3.7%	26.4%	$75,000	$105,000	46.3%
Liberal Arts	3.8%	54.6%	$45,000	$75,000	30.9%
Health Services	3.8%	45.1%	$50,000	$67,000	52.9%
Earth Sciences	3.8%	31.4%	$50,000	$75,000	45.6%
Business Management	3.8%	52.6%	$56,000	$82,000	25.3%
Interdisciplinary Studies	3.9%	45.2%	$52,000	$80,000	40.4%
Communications	3.9%	53.0%	$52,000	$88,000	24.7%
Overall	4.2%	39.4%	$58,000	$87,000	39.3%
Industrial Engineering	4.2%	31.7%	$83,000	$100,000	40.6%
History	4.3%	50.1%	$47,500	$80,000	51.4%
General Business	4.3%	50.4%	$60,000	$90,000	25.3%
Family and Consumer Sciences	4.3%	45.6%	$48,000	$65,000	35.7%
Chemistry	4.3%	42.8%	$50,000	$86,000	67.5%
Biology	4.3%	51.1%	$45,000	$83,000	64.0%
Miscellaneous Biological Science	4.4%	46.9%	$46,000	$80,000	59.5%
Mechanical Engineering	4.4%	20.1%	$80,000	$120,000	39.1%
Marketing	4.4%	49.3%	$60,000	$100,000	19.7%
Political Science	4.5%	48.7%	$52,000	$100,000	52.7%
Nutrition Sciences	4.5%	48.3%	$50,000	$70,000	50.6%
General Engineering	4.5%	31.1%	$75,000	$105,000	37.1%
Sociology	4.6%	52.0%	$49,900	$79,000	39.1%
Chemical Engineering	4.7%	17.9%	$85,000	$135,000	48.1%
Ethnic Studies	4.9%	49.6%	$52,000	$90,000	51.2%
Psychology	5.0%	48.3%	$45,000	$72,000	51.9%
Business Analytics	5.0%	28.7%	$72,000	$109,000	26.7%
Philosophy	5.1%	47.1%	$52,000	$80,000	56.9%
Mass Media	5.2%	52.1%	$50,000	$80,000	19.3%
Pharmacy	5.6%	30.5%	$40,000	$85,000	67.4%
Commercial Art & Graphic Design	5.7%	37.1%	$50,000	$80,000	13.0%
Advertising and Public Relations	5.7%	38.1%	$60,000	$92,000	22.8%
Mathematics	5.8%	26.2%	$70,000	$100,000	51.3%
Information Systems & Management	6.0%	25.6%	$67,000	$100,000	27.9%
International Affairs	6.1%	45.2%	$64,000	$90,000	46.3%
English Language	6.1%	48.5%	$48,000	$76,000	46.2%
Medical Technicians	6.2%	47.0%	$62,000	$80,000	24.7%
Environmental Studies	6.3%	50.5%	$50,000	$80,000	31.9%
Physics	6.6%	29.1%	$67,000	$105,000	67.3%
Early Childhood Education	6.6%	22.3%	$45,000	$52,000	43.8%
Art History	6.7%	45.3%	$45,000	$91,000	47.8%
Architecture	6.8%	25.7%	$60,000	$91,000	40.8%
Performing Arts	7.0%	63.9%	$44,000	$75,000	38.4%
Computer Science	7.0%	19.1%	$87,000	$120,000	32.7%
Fine Arts	7.7%	58.9%	$45,000	$72,000	22.5%
Computer Engineering	7.8%	15.8%	$90,000	$131,000	39.4%
Anthropology	7.9%	55.3%	$45,000	$65,000	48.2%

 

[7zyzz7]

Computer Science

7.0%

19.1%

$87,000

$120,000

32.7%

 

[Zygomati𝖼]

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Computer Science

7.0%

19.1%

$87,000

$120,000

32.7%

its so oversatured