Help choosing major

[Johnny McPotSmoker]

Oh and Steve is right, Computer Engineering is much more valuable than Computer Science because tons of programming jobs are outsourced nowadays.

[napolitana869]

double major

[Oleg]

Well, since I am already done with Associate's degree, I have to declare my major to pursue Bachelor's degree and I already did! Happily going back to college on August 28 to study history!

[40oz]

my girlfriend is a liberal arts/psych major, whatever youd like to call it. shes goin crazy not knowing what to do because graduate school is expensive and all this stuff. she wants to go in the peace corps again

tell her to look around. The Psych. graduate school at temple not only pays your tuition if you get in, they give you a stifen (spelled completely wrong) were you get money from them every month. Of course, it is a bit competetive to get into, she would need to keep her grades up.

[Mississippi Steve]

Well, since I am already done with Associate's degree, I have to declare my major to pursue Bachelor's degree and I already did! Happily going back to college on August 28 to study history!

I hope your not planning on using that to make a living... they don't pay enough at McDonalds..... and an advanced degree in liberal arts just means that you don't have to wear the paper hat anymore when you ask "Do you want fries with that??"

If you think i'm kidding, do a little research on your state unemployment web site and compare salaries for jobs.
In my area, the average liberal arts major only makes $8 - $12/hr.
The average salary for a mechanical engineering major is $20 - $30/hr.
The average electrical engineering major is also $20 - $30/hr.

Keep in mind that these are averages, not the high or low. Last year I averaged over $25/hr *AFTER* my company paid my phones, cell phones, vehicle costs and expenses(including fuel, maint, repairs, tires, etc), cable TV/broadband internet, medical and dental, dry cleaning and laundry, and a bunch of other stuff.
FWIW, my pre-tax salary was $56k... and all I had to pay with that was house note, utilities, groceries, and toys. It was very nice to be able to take a 3 week paid vacation and drive across the country.

The median household income here is $32k.

Now, you can do what you want, I can only tell you from personal experience, you have to decide for yourself if you want to take the easy way out, or if you want to make a decent living, and maybe have a real impact on the world as you know it today. Remember, it wasn't liberal arts majors that sent men to the moon, or designed and built your home, or vehicle, or............

[the image reaper]

in my opinion, Psychology careers are few and far between ... only moviestars can afford them, and nobody takes them seriously anymore (psychiatrists are among the highest suicide/divorce rates) :wtf: ... if it's your 'dream job', go for it ... but the computer technology field is probably where the jobs are gonna be ... also, where LOTS of competition will be, too ... schools are turning out computer techs almost as fast as lawyers (and you know how those bastards breed) ...