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<p>Actually, I use biology as an example to warn people away from the common misconception that “all STEM majors have good job prospects”. Biology is the most common STEM major (something like 13% of Berkeley bachelor’s degrees), but has poor job prospects (similar or worse outcomes for the Berkeley class of 2012 compared to the humanities and social studies majors that people tend to regard as having poor job prospects; see <a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm</a>).</p>
<p>Of course, this does not mean that someone interested in biology should not major in it. But s/he needs to go in aware of the post-graduation prospects and act appropriately (e.g. avoid student loan debt, live frugally, etc.).</p>
<p>Chemistry majors did not seem to do that well in the Berkeley class of 2012 career survey. The three who listed jobs and employers listed ones not related to chemistry (unusually, they managed to get into Bain, Deloitte, and McKinsey, though it is possible that they also had another major in something else).</p>