Least underemployed majors according to Washington Post.

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Aug 27, 2014
11:11:06pm

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Least underemployed majors according to Washington Post.

I plan on "helping" my kids choose a college major especially with the rising costs of education.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/08/26/the-college-majors-most-and-least-likely-to-lead-to-underemployment/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

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Least underemployed majors according to Washington Post.

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:11pm

This can't be right. I always hear that law school is a horrible choice

Thrill

8/27/14 11:15pm

Engineering then law school. blech! That would be awful.

boogers

8/27/14 11:18pm

The actuarial unemployment rate is essentially zero right now

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:19pm

Because nobody is willing to self-identify as an actuary.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:19pm

No, but their aura usually gives them away

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:20pm

You misspelled odor.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:21pm

is this an aura?

boogers

8/27/14 11:25pm

. My worst grade at BYU. Stats 110? (for econ.)

boogers

8/27/14 11:21pm

Since when is law an undergraduate degree? (The survey is about undergrad.)

garyfan

8/27/14 11:19pm

paralegals? loll.. that may be true. There is a need for good paralegals

jota

8/28/14 5:24am

There may be too many lawyers on Cougarboard. I am somewhat jealous of the

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:21pm

There are cheaper and easier ways to gain analytical skills than law school.

ebv

8/27/14 11:30pm

There is something to be gained from dissecting legal arguments over three years

My Soapbox

8/27/14 11:36pm

Disagree. A law degree is only requisite for practicing law.

ebv

8/27/14 11:41pm

Lol. Not always true. There are a number of CBers who wouldn't have their

8/27/14 11:48pm

That doesn't seem inconsistent with what ebv is saying.

garyfan

8/27/14 11:52pm

Right. I'm not saying that law school isn't a great education. It's simply not

ebv

8/28/14 6:25am

PS. Is it just me, or does every post with a caption that starts with "LOL"

ebv

8/28/14 6:27am

If I could do it again, that is the way I'd go.

Shimmy

8/28/14 2:06am

Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are more

Nikomedes

8/27/14 11:19pm

RE: Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are

Indy Coug

8/27/14 11:21pm

RE: Undergrad degree in law? What the... if that graph is true, JD grads are

Nikomedes

8/27/14 11:25pm

just started my senior year in mining engineering, we have several companies

RIGAMORTIS

8/27/14 11:35pm

I wonder how much low salary expectations factor in to this study

SausageKing

8/27/14 11:44pm

One would think that the low salary expectations would more likely be experience

My Soapbox

8/28/14 12:07am

when 43% of employees feel under employed, I question what that really means.

Scooter

8/28/14 4:33am

My undergrad major is the least underemployed.

WDaddy

8/28/14 5:55am

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My Soapbox

8/29/14 6:47pm

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