If you went to college, what did you major/minor in?

[Cynthia]

I don't think it's negativity towards Political Science.

Just that the current job market favors degrees or training that are:
1. Healthcare-related (nursing, pharmacy, kinesiology, physical therapy, biology)
2. Engineering-related (as well as architecture, mechanical, construction), or
3. ComputerScience/technology-related

But the real problem is there seems to be too many
-criminal justice/psychology/sociology/forensics/pre-law majors
(I lump them together because so many are people who like watching CSI/Law&Order/etc. and decide that it would be cool to do, without knowing what the classes or work are actually like, and tend to change majors or drop out)
-music majors
-and business majors (though at least business can be applied broadly)

Just don't expect a Political Science degree, or really any degree, to be fast-track ticket to instant success. Your real career begins after college, your degree is just something to put on a resume to get your first entry-level job.

That's very informative. I appreciate it. Gracious that my college lets undergrads enter as undecideds and declare a major second year.

[Gass3268]

Triple Major: Political Science, History & Legal Studies
Masters: Public Policy with an emphasis in Environmental Policy

[Blue3]

I don't think it's negativity towards Political Science.

Just that the current job market favors degrees or training that are:
1. Healthcare-related (nursing, pharmacy, kinesiology, physical therapy, biology)
2. Engineering-related (as well as architecture, mechanical, construction), or
3. ComputerScience/technology-related

But the real problem is there seems to be too many
-criminal justice/psychology/sociology/forensics/pre-law majors
(I lump them together because so many are people who like watching CSI/Law&Order/etc. and decide that it would be cool to do, without knowing what the classes or work are actually like, and tend to change majors or drop out)
-music majors
-and business majors (though at least business can be applied broadly)

Just don't expect a Political Science degree, or really any degree, to be fast-track ticket to instant success. Your real career begins after college, your degree is just something to put on a resume to get your first entry-level job.

That's very informative. I appreciate it. Gracious that my college lets undergrads enter as undecideds and declare a major second year.

Glad you appreciate it! My last job was actually counseling high school seniors on making "life after high school" plans.

Yeah, what I did is I just did all my general education requirements for the first 3 semesters, and then I decided and leapt into political science. Definitely not a bad degree, but like most degrees, getting it is just the Pre-K to your career, learning the A B C's, don't presume it's an automatic ticket to success.

[Badger]

Political science, just like most law majors in the early nineties. Almost had enough credits for a minor in history