I don’t know that I regretted journalism because you have to chase your dream. But yes it’s very low paid with a high failure rate and I’m not surprised to see 9 in 10 regret the choice. Today there is a lot more opportunity with blogs and podcasts. Do those pay the bill - I don’t know.
But anyone pursuing journalism would be wise to double major. And many schools require it or at least a minor for this very reason. This got me into outside sales.
The study shows what we all know - on average, pre professional degrees are better. We can say what we want about learning to write and communicate. But this does not give you specific skills that a pre professional study will and that makes it harder to find success. Put it another way - go to indeed and set up a job search by certain majors. You won’t find Poli sci or sociology etc with 10% of the listings of accounting, engineering, etc. I’m surprised marketing made the list but it is the fluff of b school - why my mba is focused there !!
Surprised criminology is on the don’t regret list. That surprised me.
Yes kids in all majors will find success but on the averages, some majors in the early stages outperform others by a lot and that’s why you get these results.
The flip side is - you are who you are. If someone is adept or in love with studying politics, they may have zero interest or aptitude to chase another field.