Majors & Careers by Major

If what to major in is a primary question on your mind, there are many things you can do to help make the decision. You may be thinking that you should choose a major based on the love of the subject matter, or you should choose something that will line you up for a high-paying job after you graduate. Is your choice of major being influenced by your parents or some combination of these reasons? Many students erroneously choose a major based on what kind of career they think it will get them. According to career expert Donald Asher, "We often go to college for all the wrong reasons, and then compound the error when we try to launch a career afterwards. To put it plainly, those who go to school primarily in order to get a job are poorly served by doing so."

The truth, as you will see, is that there is no one major that prepares you for a specific career. The best major is the one that you will find most interesting and get the best grades in! Choosing a major is one decision under a broader subject area of effective career planning. By becoming an effective career planner, the choice of major will become much easier. The Roadmap to Career Planning is a great tool to help you start of the process of figuring out your major. Beginning with the first two steps is especially important to pointing you in a meaningful and satisfying direction!

Here are some specific steps to get started: