<p>by best i mean the most profitable ones and the best when you go to graduate school</p>
<p>Medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.</p>
<p>This is really a useless question, because unless your interests are already in the direction of bio/chem you won’t be successful in the most profitable majors.</p>
<p>Foolish answer. The best major is communications + basketball/baseball. They make the most $$ right out of school, and their jobs haven’t been outsourced to India…yet.</p>
<p>Failing that, Any major qualifies you for med school as long as you take the prereqs, have a good GPA, and do well on the MCATs. Any major qualifies you for law school as long as you have aa good GPA and do well on the LSAT.</p>
<p>But those are not necessarily the most lucrative fields. Go to an IB feeder school and major in econ. If you make it, you’ll probably make more money than most doctors.</p>
<p>I’m in the marketing/advertising field so I may be bias, but I happen to think that it is a very fun, rewarding field of study. I get to wear jeans everyday to work, how many people can say that?? lol Advertising agencies are a very relaxed atmosphere, where you can be as creative as you want. When working in advertising you are not limited to one industry- Each and EVERY company or organization relies on advertising to get the word out to customers. </p>
<p>Great job security. Advertising is not going anywhere. If you are looking on the screen to your left, I"m sure you see an advertisement as we speak lol Certain mediums may be changing, such as going from TV,Print → Digital. But, as long as there are SuperBowl games, there will be TV advertising, promise.</p>
<p>As for profitability- it really depends. With advertising/marketing, you will start off making probably $35k-$45k a year. Nothing glamorous. You may even have to start with unpaid internships along the way- which is what I did. But, you have the potential to make good money depending on the accounts you are on. How well you do, etc. I think you should look into it. There are so many types- sales, research, creative, media planning, branding, etc. You’re also not limited to just advertising agencies. You can work for a firm of your choice, a lot of companies have in-house advertising. Just my two cents. My, job doesn’t feel like “work.” OH!! But the hours can be crazy. Hope you’re not looking for a 9-5. It can sometimes be more like a 9-11 
But time flies when you’re having fun!</p>
<p>harris, this is the first time I’ve ever heard someone claim that advertising has great job security! I mean, the field can be a lot of fun, no doubt, but people are constantly losing their jobs when their firm loses an account. I have a number of friends and family in advertising, and it has been this way for decades. Lots of people are being laid off at big and famous firms in NYC right now because spending is down. A friend of mine, with several decades of experience, was just let go by her very well-known firm, and she has been expecting it for quite a while. The firm is letting people go 20 at a time, so as not to attract press attention.</p>
<p>So many variables, but I’d suggest that an physics degree from a top school will open many doors that lead to financial security, such as med school, law school (think patent law), Wall Street, consulting, graduate school, private industry, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Neurosurgery? I know its a specialty and not technically a major but all kidding aside there are way too many factors.</p>
<p>Consolation- yes, I agree. At my agency we lost a big account recently. But, my company automatically places you on another account, so I guess I shouldn’t speak on the industry as a whole- more so just my company. If you work for “the big 4” as I call it- IPG, WPP, Publicis, or Omnicom you should be straight. But yes, working in account management, can be stressful if you lose an account. That’s also why I say it’s not a 9-5. You work around the clock to please your client that’s for sure. If they email you at 6:00p that they need you to create a presentation deck for a meeting their hosting tomorrow at 9:00a there goes your night! ha</p>
<p>Not sure if there’s any fields that have great job security- besides maybe medical field. But, just keep options open and do something you have an INTEREST in, not for the money. It would really suck to have a job where you’re constantly looking at the clock to pass…</p>
<p>Medicine? Not so sure. Your average GP/Internal Med type probably makes $170K which is a nice chunk of change, but then factor in the extra costs of med school, the years of interning/residency when your pay is less than what you’d make per hour running the Fry-o-later at Burger King; all to graduate with a debt pile bigger than the GDP of most island nations - just not sure.</p>
<p>Medicine gives you a near-guaranteed job offer; with the current job market, that alone places it above most fields IMO. (Not that I think everyone should go do medicine; you work a lot, so if you aren’t passionate about it you will burn out very fast.)</p>