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Most lucrative college degrees (Math is key)
- euroclydon 17y agoI read a cool story about somebody using Lisp to parse massive text output from a geological sounding device used by the oil explorers. How does one go about finding one of these jobs?
- ryansloan 17y agoIt's interesting to me that petroleum engineering and mining engineering have rocketed to the top. For as long as I can remember I don't think they were even in the top 10. Think it's a sustainable trend? Also, as a Computer Science student, let me say that it's always nice to see the average starting salary for my field go up. Mo' money, mo' ramen, as they say.
- geebee 17y agoThis is a good article... but it seems incomplete without mentioning the possibility of a graduate degree. After all, and english major with a 3.9 gpa and a 99% lsat might not be in a position to make much money now, but in three years he or she might very well be a lawyer earning twice what his library-dwelling engineering major roomate is earning. Of course, engineering majors who go on to get law degrees are probably in even greater demand, as they still have a scare skill/knowledge base... Do problem sets on properties of materials prepare you for law exams as well as a semester spent trying to make sense of Ulysses? Actually, hard to say. I don't know many humanities or social science majors who just plan to stop there. We need to track a bit further, especially if we're trying to gauge the prospects of the "best and brightest..."