What are some lesser known, lucrative majors out there?

College Majors
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<p>If such a thing exists…</p>

<p>Are there any often overlooked majors that have favorable job markets after graduation other than the typical engineering, accounting, math majors?</p>

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<p>What lucrative things can you do with a math major? Just curious.</p>

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<p>Actuary for one.</p>

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<p>But you can become actuary with any degree… I’m curious why the OP specifically listed math up there as a major with favorable job markets.</p>

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<p>Do math majors not have favorable job markets? My bad, I thought they did. But that really isn’t the point of this thread.</p>

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<p>^ They do.</p>

<p>To answer your question, though, there aren’t really any “get rich quick majors.” Everything requires experience, and depending on how good you are, you get paid well for it.</p>

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<p>I’m aware. But are there any majors that fill a particular niche in the job market? I think I heard geography majors are getting some decent offers with the rise of GIS and such.</p>

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<p>geography, forestry come to mind.</p>

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<p>^ You need a graduate degree for those. Honestly, accounting is the best niche right now in my opinion.</p>

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<p>Just found this thread from a couple years ago:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/370265-uncommon-majors.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/370265-uncommon-majors.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Is this info still current?</p>

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<p>^ This is just a list of exactly what the thread is called: uncommon majors. I’m not sure what you hope to gain from it.</p>

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<p>Yes, it lists uncommon majors and says that some of them offer promising futures.</p>

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<p>Naval Architecture</p>

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<p>Within engineering, petroleum engineering is extremely lucrative. However, to echo the other responses, there is no major where the work-required-to-entry-level-salary is off the charts relative to others.</p>

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<p>There is a great job market for nursing, and nursing pays well. </p>

<p>Here’s one to consider: There is a major in Medical Radiologic Technology. If you look on the collegeboard web site, it says that this major is offered at many four-year colleges including, for example, UNC - Chapel Hill, Drexel, Howard, U of Vermont, U Missouri - Columbia, SUNY Oswego, St. Louis University, University of Central Florida, Indiana University - Bloomington, Grand Valley State in Michigan, Texas State - San Marcos, Oregon Institute of Technology, Cal State-Long Beach and Ohio State. (I have found collegeboard is not always correct, so I’d further investigate, but I know this program definitely exists as a major at Ohio State. You can major/earn a B.S. in Radiography, Radiation Therapy or Sonography there.) In addition to the bachelor’s degree, you become a “registered” tech, like an R.N. is a “Registered Nurse.” This is called “being registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).” These jobs can pay very well; check job posting boards if you want to see what salary ranges are for people with even three years of experience. </p>

<p>I’ll add the word lucrative to this post so if someone searches on lucrative majors, it will pop up. :slight_smile: I think this “Other College Majors” zone is a seldom visited area in these forums.</p>

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<p>I’ll put in a plug for the Classics major: [url=<a href=“http://puffin.creighton.edu/clc/Student_page/careers.html]Careers[/url”>http://puffin.creighton.edu/clc/Student_page/careers.html]Careers[/url</a>]</p>

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<p>Nurses do pay well. My husband is a Registered Nurse at one of the hospitals in Madison, Wisconsin, and his starting salary is $30.50 per hour, and that’s with an Associate Degree. In addition, his job will pay for his education if he decides to pursue a BSN.</p>

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<p>Drug dealing and opening a private meth lab is extremely lucrative if you can avoid arrest.</p>

<p>You’ll need chemistry or chemical engineering for that.</p>

<p>But seriously? Financial Math, quant on wall street, rake in millions.</p>

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<p>How about Creative Industries majors? Everything is moving online and digital. Check this out:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1011-acad-am-ci.pdf[/url]”>http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/courses/cat1011-acad-am-ci.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;