Architecture is fine as long as you combine it with a firm grounding in business and contruction. My Brothers-in-law, for example, have made a lot of money in design build.
I see that education is highest on the list for getting a job. Interesting.
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This was originally "...and Don't Major in Underwater Ethnic Transgender Women's Basket-Weaving Studies," but for some reason the editors rejected that one.
Why the recent college graduates had an unemployment rate 3 times less than high school graduates is because the college graduates are taking jobs that high school graduates would have normally taken. Restaurants have masters degree waitresses, MacDonalds has BBAs and MBAs for Asst Managers, UPS has some of the most degreed sorters and loaders, telephone solicitors are graduates at a minimum .... but more would be so redundant.
I find it difficult to believe that Education majors are as highly employed as the chart shows. Seems like there was a glut of education majors over the past two decades—though that could just be my limited perception. Still, most of the ones I knew took jobs in other professions.
From the young “lady’s” sign in Occupy NYC, going into $90,000 student loan debt for a BA in Hispanic Transgender, Gay and Lesbian studies would probably not be a great choice either.
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Maybe one’s GPA is also important?
Want a job? Go to college and don’t major in medicine. It’s a regulated industry.
It’s not just Architecture. For an actual comparison of 4 yr. vs technical school job demand and hiring rates, watch this video from MacIver Institute of Wisconsin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oa77NBArfA&feature=youtu.be
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College isn’t a safe bet. I would say trade school, but the illegals are killing that also.