By Nia Saunders
Upon graduating high school, I felt an overwhelming sense of freedom when I found myself as a college freshman registering for classes. I was shocked when I glanced through my university’s catalog to find classes such as History of Rock and Roll, Introduction to Event Planning and even the ability to certify in Wine Business Management. This is the situation many incoming college students face, which can make it difficult to decide what to major in. Choosing your major (or two) in college is theoretically choosing a field that you’re interested in and will support your lifestyle for the rest of your life.
As a Junior in college, I am now certified in the College of Communications at my university. This didn’t come easy however, I changed my major twice and took various unrelated classes before finding a subject that I was good at and wanted to pursue a career in.
With the rise of college tuition, graduating with a major in four years seems like a race against time. How can I, as a student, explore all my options, certify and then graduate with a bachelor’s degree in four years? College is the perfect time to discover what you’re good at and what you enjoy so I’m all for taking a college class solely because you think you’ll enjoy it. However, in addition to the ever-changing scope of the workforce it is important to take a few things into consideration when trying to decide on your major, in order to save time and money.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, engineering and math majors reign supreme as to having the highest median salaries after graduation. Job opportunities in these fields are also projected to grow 61.7% in the next ten years. 
The Princeton Review compiled a list of the best majors based on research from job opportunities, alumni salaries, and acquired skillsets. Communications and business majors were among these. Communication majors delve into strategic and effective writing and speech techniques. They study the message behind the message, so to speak, which is helpful in careers such as marketing, advertisement and politics. While business majors cover the inner workings of, well, a business. By graduation, business majors will have developed the skills to budget, manage, and understand organizations, whether it’s a non-profit or million-dollar corporation.
While the majors listed in this article certainly don’t guarantee a lifelong and prosperous career, they are a step in the right direction. Each one of these majors require a hardworking mentality and give you the skills and opportunity to achieve your dream job. So, my advice to undergrads struggling with this major decision, is to find out what you enjoy or a subject that comes easy to you. Once you can pinpoint a specific field, as much as possible, complement some aspect of math, science, communications or business into that type of work. The opportunities are endless. Once you find your passion, the task of finding a job, that you wouldn’t mind waking up to every day, will suddenly come easy to you.
Sources:
https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/top-ten-college-majors
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