College Majors Handbook With Real Career Paths and Payoffs: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 50 College Majors (College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths & Payoffs)

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College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs is the only book that provides information on the actual jobs and earnings of college graduates in 50 majors! Based on an updated U.S. Census Bureau study of 180,000 college graduates, this handbook offers accurate and helpful information for making decisions on a college major or what to do with a degree you have.

Learn which majors are the best investment, the job and salary prospects for specific majors, the employment growth rates through 2018 for particular majors, what each major s graduates do on the job, how many of a majors graduates go on to additional education, and much more.

Now in its third edition, this best-selling title includes completely updated data, tables, and content. New information and tables cover how closely related graduates jobs are to their major; reasons why graduates work in jobs not related to their major; the percentages of graduates in each major working in small, medium, and large organizations; the percentage of graduates in each major working in new businesses; and graduates levels of job satisfaction when compared to graduates of other majors. Other updated chapters discuss the important steps to take before college to ensure future career success, the earnings premium related to a college education, the misinformation that exists about college costs, and the mistaken belief that the sticker price of college is the final price.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jist Works; 3rd edition (July 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 546 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593577710
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593577711
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1.25 x 6.5 inches