How to choose a college major

New York Times, 2017: “Not all philosophy majors wind up as baristas, and not all engineers get rich. Here’s what you need to know before making t... (2017)

Wall Street Journal, 2017: "Results of a standardized measure of reasoning ability show many students don’t improve much over four years—even at s... (2017)

MIT, From the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT April 1997 (2017)

by Sandra Larson A frustrated student After several years of college, a frustrated student came into our Denver office "at an academic and em... (2018)

Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree? (2018)

AI can personalize communications at scale. "As AI continues to develop, a major test of its potential will be whether it can replace human judg... (2018)

Debt is a big reason, but there are others. (2016)

Students are abandoning humanities majors, turning to degrees they think yield far better job prospects. But they’re wrong. (2018)

The number of students choosing liberal arts majors is dipping. At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities background... (2018)

A handful of high-profile executives have humanities degrees. But those standouts make up a small proportion of the total pool of American executives. (2018)

Web Resources for High School and College Students... (2018)

Malcolm Gladwell explains why you'd be better off going to a worse school (and why you should hire people at the top of their class, regardless of ... (2020)

The number of people who majored in computer science in the US isn't much higher in 2015 than in 2005. Why do so few students major in computer sci... (2017)

Ohio Wesleyan will cut 18 majors and merge other departments following an academic review. The changes follow $10 million in cuts earlier this year. (2020)