<p>Tell your parents to give you a well researched list of undergraduate majors that will guarantee you a job in anything these days. I think they’ll find it to be pretty dang short. As far as I can tell, the only four year degree that will guarantee you a job is Military Science since Uncle Sam can always use more cannon fodder. My old boyfriend from freshman and sophomore year in high school got his in Architectural Engineering at Georgia Tech and you know what he does? Assistant Manager at Lowes … </p>
<p>Even an advanced degree in most things guarantees you diddly squat. I know people with JDs, MBAs, and MS Degrees in Engineering and Computer Science who are waiting tables and doing temp work right along with some of my actor friends. On average, the people I know who seem to be the most consistently employed in their fields majored in Design/Tech or Archaeology and no … They don’t make much money at it. If you just want a “job,” your best bet might actually be to just learn a trade at Community College or learn to drive a truck. It’s much cheaper … </p>
<p>I wish I could find a written report on it, but I heard a segment on BBC Radio last week wherein they highlighted some research that showed the complete mismatch between the actual job market and degrees offered by British universities. It’s no different here. </p>
<p>My mom wanted me to be a lawyer and used to blow me a huge line of **** about getting a degree in Waitressing. I took some glee in sending her a link to this New York Times article along with a note that said, “See, Mom? They’re ALL Waitressing Degrees!” 
<a href=“For Law School Graduates, Debts if Not Job Offers - The New York Times”>For Law School Graduates, Debts if Not Job Offers - The New York Times; </p>
<p>And for God’s sake, don’t get caught up in the prestige game and take on a lot of debt for any of it … [degree-not-worth-debt-cnnmoney:</a> Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/113010/degree-not-worth-debt-cnnmoney]degree-not-worth-debt-cnnmoney:”>http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/113010/degree-not-worth-debt-cnnmoney)</p>