The Best Majors to Pursue to Help You Get a Job After Graduation

There are certain majors that give graduates more options when they enter the job market and where the demand for students with those skills continues to be high demand.

The key to picking a major is to find a major that gives you skills to get a job, not a degree that is necessarily required for some jobs. Your skills are how you market yourself to employers. Certain skills that employers are looking for include data analytical skills, problem-solving, editing skills, soft skills, and business analysis skills. Many of these skills can be improved through internships or work experience. However, some of them are innate to the job applicant.

Also, the type of skills necessary to get employed definitely varies depending on the industry, the job, and the company. For example, if an applicant wanted to work at a school, having an education degree would be more helpful than having a computer science degree. However, in general, a computer science degree is more marketable.

Some degrees are also useful within any organization. For example, almost all companies have an IT division and need people with information technology degrees. Having an information technology degree can allow you to gain employment in a variety of industries. This is what makes an information technology degree so valuable. Another aspect to consider when evaluating the employment prospects of a major is that some skills or majors have accelerating demand and will become much more popular in the future.

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The demand for certain majors may be static right now and other majors may be highly desirable in the future. A good example of this phenomena is healthcare. Healthcare is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the economy. Having skills that are valuable to the healthcare industry can make you even more marketable in the future. A central issue that is often forgotten is that the innate skills and personality of the student matter when trying to gain employment. For example,  most applicants with communication majors have great soft skills and this could definitely be the main source of their success in the job market.

From my experiences in the job market, holistically,  here are the best majors for getting a job now and in the future.

1. Business Administration.

2. Information Technology

3. Accounting

4. Marketing

5. Economics

6. Mathematics or Statistics

7. Communications

8. Computer Science

9. Finance

10. Education

However, not all students pick a major based on gaining employment. Your interest level in a particular area and your academic strengths should definitely guide you as well.