Economics major

Toshtemirov
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:31:49 +0000

Twins127, “Engineers make more money than most majors because you have to be smart. And with an engineering degree, you can almost do anything you want after college and you may be paid more. So I do not see why harder majors do not correlate with higher salaries/better jobs.”

If you go into engineering, it does not mean that you are smart, or will become smart because of majoring in it. If you do not have a passion for engineering, you will not be able to succeed, and will get a very low GPA.

Who told you that a person with engineering degree can do anything? Any person can do anything: it just depends on different factors, such as connections, appearance, grades, etc. Even, a person with High School diploma may be more successful than a person with engin. degree.

However, I agree with your last statement about correlation between hard majors and higher salaries. It happens probably because less people tend to choose hard majors, which keeps the supply low, but the demand for professionals high. Subsequently, those people are rewarded better.