For many families studying abroad, "what major can get a high salary after graduation" is very worthy of concern. There is indeed a difference in employability in majors, and some majors have many internship opportunities and high starting salaries. So the question is, which majors have a stronger ability to "absorb gold"? Forbes once made a statistic that summarized the majors of the 400 richest people in the United States at the undergraduate level, let's take a look!
As can be seen from the data in the figure above, these majors are popular majors that make countless students "squeeze their heads" both at home and abroad.
In addition, Smartick, a well-known educational software development company, has mapped the educational background of the world's richest billionaires by country, degree and university major, according to the Forbes asset rankings.
Combining the above two figures, it can be seen that the three major disciplines of business, economics, and engineering have become the majors that elites are keen to choose. Next, I will focus on what are the advantages of these billionaires' favorite disciplines!
1. Business. The Washington Post once made a statistic that 1 out of every 5 degrees issued in the United States is a business. Only 15 of the top 30 universities in the United States offer undergraduate-level business programs, and the admission standards are relatively high.
Each business school also has its own threshold, some schools accept new students to apply directly to undergraduate business schools, while others require students to complete general education after one or two years of study in other majors in the school before they can transfer to business schools. There is a wide range of jobs in business, from politics to academia to finance, consulting, education and other industries. The average starting salary for graduates can reach around $70,000, and the job prospects should not be underestimated.
u.s.News ranked top 5 in business
1 University of Pennsylvania.
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2 University of California, Berkeley.
4 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
5 New York University.
5 University of Texas at Austin.
2. Economics.
Billionaire representatives: Elon Musk, founder of Tesla; Hedge ** predator Steve Cohen.
Since economics involves **, finance, and investment, many students will equate economics with a business major such as finance. In fact, economics, as a broad and practical discipline, can be applied to many sub-fields such as arts, science and business, such as anthropology, business management, health, and environmental studies. The economics curriculum is very broad, and some of the core courses are science-oriented
In addition to mastering the principles of economics, students also need to study a series of courses such as advanced mathematics, statistics, game theory, econometrics, economic history, etcThe average annual salary of economics graduates is 7$20,000, of which 10% have an annual income of more than 14$40,000.
u.s.NEWS economics ranked TOP5
1 Princeton University.
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1 Harvard University.
1 Stanford University.
1 Yale University.
1 University of Chicago.
1 University of California, Berkeley.
3. Engineering.
As a "high-threshold" discipline, engineering requires students to have a deep theoretical foundation, sensitive scientific research and innovative thinking, and proficient practical ability, which also leads to the fact that most students who choose the field of engineering have their own attributes of "academic masters".
There are many subdivisions of engineering, including aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, etc. Although engineering often makes students "learn baldness" in terms of course difficulty, in terms of salary, it can be said that the "money scene" is broad!According to the ranking of the highest-paying majors in the United States released by Payscale**, among the TOP25, 10 are engineering sub-majors, and each early career earns more than $70,000 per year!
u.s.NEWS Engineering Ranking TOP5
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2 Stanford University.
3 Georgia Institute of Technology.
3 University of California, Berkeley.
5 California Institute of Technology.
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
5 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
4. Mathematics. Mathematics is a basic subject, and in addition to numeracy, mathematics also requires students to have stronger philosophical thinking skills and critical thinking. Mathematics majors have a wide range of career paths, whether it is finance, engineering or technology, there are positions to choose from. The salary of graduates is also quite lucrative, and the mid-term career salary can reach 230,000 US dollars!
Many mathematics students have chosen high-paying and promising positions such as finance, software development, and actuarial science, and some mathematicians are directly employed by **, with a very wide range of employment.
u.s.News Mathematics Ranking TOP5
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1 Princeton University.
3 Harvard University.
3 Stanford University.
3 University of California, Berkeley.
3 University of Chicago.
5. Computer Science.
When it comes to the disciplines with the best salaries and the broadest employment prospects today, computer science, which can be called a "golden job", must not be ignored. Computer science majors have a wide range of research fields, including artificial intelligence, computer systems and networks, human-computer interaction, programming languages, software engineering, bioinformatics, and computational theory.
It is worth noting that the annual salary of computer related personnel can be as high as 14$40,000. And it also has a 36-month super long opt, which is definitely a "top stream" professional!
u.s.NEWS Computer Science Ranking TOP5
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2 Carnegie Mellon University.
2 Stanford University.
2 University of California, Berkeley.
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
For this list, students should still look at it rationally and refer to it as appropriate.
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