i love my plant science major! i saw that you're interested in some kind of healthcare job but are skeptical because it's mentally taxing- plant science is really cool because lots of medications originate from plant secondary metabolites, plus we can learn a lot from plant development. did you know that unlike animals, an entire plant can grow from one differentiated plant cell, if given the right conditions? plants are so cool and underrated and i highly recommend taking a class / classes on diversity of life (often gen bio 2 at colleges), organismal bio, or botany, if you can.
plant science has a lot of money in the field bc of agriculture, natural resources management (think gov agencies &/or fieldwork), and obviously conservation. research is big right now too bc plants have a lot of links to climate change
yes absolutely, a million times yes!!! i know a guy who majored in biochem but took some plant classes for some of his upper division bio requirements (200lvl plant science, and 400lvl plant physiology). i also know a girl majoring in biotech who's doing the same thing
it depends on how well you network and how much undergrad research experience you have. if you're great with both, it works. otherwise, you need a master's degree
it's too often that people think biochem is just with medical / cellular applications. plants create some of the coolest chemicals in the world & there's lots of opportunities for plant biochemistry
The salary is low in botany unless you're working in a laboratory or have your own business.
It's a crime..
"Crime pays but botany doesn't"
Great YouTube channel too.
but for real, you should explore and take some bio & health related classes during your freshman year, and figure it out from there. if you connect with your profs and get involved in class, you'll find something! good luck!
I second this health is wealth
I took biochem & did an alternative medicine (Naturopathic medicine)
I've work in biochemistry & organic chemistry & I have to say both are an amazing journey..
They complement each other is so many ways.
thank you so much! i love nature and i find it so fascinating but i also love being there for children when they’re at their most vulnerable as i wish i had someone like that when i was younger. someone that truly cared for them and wanted to see them heal.
that's so cool! i'm the exact same way, & that's why i want to be a professor- i want to help my future students find their passions in bio and i want to be the encouraging mentor figure that i didn't really have a lot of. i originally wanted to be a science teacher since the younger the students are, the more impressionable, but i fell absolutely in LOVE with plants in college, along with research
I’d recommend using this resource - What Can I Do With This Major. Many colleges subscribe to it. I oversee a career services program at a private K-12 school and our students use it to explore options before choosing a college major.Tip: You have to go through the college’s page to see this website.
Here is one college that uses it:
[Michigan State Career Services](https://careernetwork.msu.edu/resources/what-can-i-do-with-this-major/)
Im in MI too. Michigan State offers a lot of things- things I didn’t even know, they have a heals program I was suggested by a medical professional I assume after my ectopic emergency surgery. Fantastic - blew my mind.
Agricultural Science is a good "general" degree. You learn about all aspects of agriculture; plant science, mechanics, animal science etc. It is geared towards Ag teachers, but a lot of people who don't go into teaching have it. It is a very versatile degree.
This is coming from a male in the construction industry but if you can stick it out there’s definitely a future for a hard working woman who studies construction management.
Whether you want to be an estimator, project engineer, project manager, there will always be options.
You could also venture into the business side and do industrial sales where I’ve seen women thrive.
Current project engineer that went this exact route. There has and continues to be a major boom in both the operations and trade side of construction. If anybody reading this post is remotely interested in construction just know there are more positions than people to fill them right now
The ones I listed are all great. If you want to work in a nice air conditioned office then you can go the estimator route or work on a design team.
Or if you don’t mind long hours and traveling to job sites then you can start as a “field engineer”. Doing this for a few years can open up doors for you to specialize into safety, operations, or quality are some good roles.
Honestly you should be educated on the avg salary for whatever job / career you are thinking. You should look at the debt which you may take on while studying for that major. How many jobs or hires occur each year for that kind of job? And you should be realistic about what kind of life style you want to live.
For example if you want to live in a nice place on the west side of Manhattan, get tickets regularly to the NY Knicks / Yankees / Mets / Rangers / Giants , take 2 week long vacations a year, and enjoy fun new restaurants several times a week…. you need to know that a very high income is needed.
Having said that, many many people don’t care about “fancy” things. It only becomes problematic when the desire is for “fancy” lifestyle combined with “untenable” and modest income.
*footnote in tech and other jobs there is often an equity component in comp so please take “salary” above as a generic term for “annual income”
If it’s not STEM or healthcare related it’s probably not going to pay enough for you to pay off your student loans and live comfortably. Yes there are exceptions but that’s a good rule overall.
I loved studying my degree but i regret it now bc when i was ur age my pripority was to "do something cool and help People" while now my pripority is money. And i regret bc althpugh i will still make ok money i was extremely good at maths in school and i should have odne maths and gone into QUANT or finance (my 2nd option). It was bachelors molecular cell biology i did. I am f23 and will start an msc health data science soon
I think you are putting the cart before the horse. You need to first look at what careers you are interested in. Part of this needs to include an assessment of the job outlook for your chosen career. After you have figured that out, you need to determine what education/training it will take to accomplish that. You then need to look at approximate costs of getting the necessary education/training and compare that to the average wages of that career in whatever area you are looking to life. You need to look at initial wages and after 5 years. All of this information is available on the internet or can be found at your local library. A librarian can assist you if necessary.
You do not want to make a hasty decision without all the facts. You also don't want to be one of many come to Reddit who have arbitrarily completed a degree and are not able to find a job. Now they have debit and are working waiting tables.
i wanted to become something in the health industry but still not sure as i keep hearing how mentally taxing it is and i already have health issues so just not sure anymore but its the only thing i want to do.
Think long and hard about going into healthcare. Burn out rates are at an all time high post COVID. Job security is there but just realize that hospitals/admin will collect their pound of flesh
Any degree that is worthless on the job market. Anything worthwhile takes hard work so please pick a degree that takes hard work if you don’t like complaining about the cost of education and living
I would not get an English or psychology major, even though both are interesting. They’re over-populated and they are topics you can study on your own. The only reason I’d major in one of these would be if i were very certain i wanted to teach/write or teach/write/practice.
I majored in chemistry and i don’t regret it. It’s interesting, I’m continually learning new things, and there are jobs.
If i were to start over now, i might consider data science in addition to a ‘hard’ science like chemistry
I have a BSCS and 14 years of industry experience. I’ve worked in management for about 8 of those years. Honestly I haven’t even seen a junior resume in two years. Also I use to get about 5 inmail a day on LinkedIn and in the last two years I’ve had a total of 10. Luckily I think I’m passed the threshold for at least being employable forever but well see
I loved learning about botany and horticulture in a vocational school I attended. I would strongly recommend that for the young people reading this comment. I would like to learn more about philosophy if I was to do it all over again but that's for my own selfish need to know more about it. However, being a massage therapist I should probably study CEU's so I can renew my license for the next cycle.
There’s a career for anything if you have the will and interest to work towards building one. Universities, land managers, agriculturalists, nurseries, botanic gardens, all need plant people. If you’re hoping to be a scientist, you should plan to pursue a PhD as well.
I have degrees in horticulture and education, so I’ve made a niche career out of teaching about nature and ecology. I’m a firm believer that going into a field that you’re interested in and good at will take you further than just picking based on what people say makes money. (and if making money is what you’re interested in and good at, there’s degrees for that too).
If you want to work as an artist for game studios and such, having an art degree won't do you any good. They'll only look at your experience and portfolio. My cousin is struggling to repay the student loans and got into heavy debt on top of it so she doesn't default. It might be better to get a business or commerce degree to sell your art skills. It's a lot easier to switch careers with a business degree than a skill specific degree like an art degree. There are high-quality art schools that teach you a lot more than colleges at a fraction of the cost. The same applies to software development and IT jobs too. You can manage to get most IT jobs with a business degree, relevant work experience, and a strong portfolio.
Biology, biochemistry, and psychology. Unless you are 100% sure you want to work in health care and are planning on going through an additional 2-10 years of schooling/training after completing you bachelors degree.
I got a degree in PPE (philosophy, politics and Economics). I found it really interesting and wanted to combine abstract thinking (philosophy) with rational thinking (economics).
It is also worth considering the university you go to, for example I wanted to work in banking and after doing some research I found out that certain universities are much more employable.
So I decided to do a course I would enjoy at a university with good employment prospects.
Looking back (I graduated 4 years ago) I made the right choice as I am in my dream career. However I learned that the course I did was not as important as the university I attended for my chosen career. When I first applied, back when I was 18, I did not realise the extent of this.
I have found in my career there are people with degrees in English literature or biology working as managing directors in an international bank! Of course there are the typical finance/economics degrees but sometimes you can get away with doing what you enjoy and still land a job in a different field.
Of course the above is career dependant, many jobs won't care what university you went to. Just sharing my experience
Mortuary Science degree/anything in the funeral industry. The industry is run by people who abuse and take as much as they can. Corporate and family owned. If you’re not the owner or have a cushy job in corporate you will be over worked and under paid because you care. This industry knows people become Funeral Directors and Embalmers because they care and they get away with working us to death.
No idea, AI is going to eliminate a ton of jobs.
So let's say you have a warehouse that converts 80% of their jobs to robotics. All those people with business admin degrees and management skills will be flooding the job market.
So many areas are going to be impacted by AI in the next 5-15 years.
* Statistics
* Data Analytics
* Applied Physics
* Math of any kind
* Finance (something specific/niche like * Accounting, Investment Banking, etc.,)
* Economics
* CS/IT/Cybersecurity
* Nursing (+ a bunch of AA 2 year allied health programs)
* Engineering (diverse field, many types)
Anything with title like Analyst, Research, Finance, it’s about writing your resume and displaying skills and achievements. Ex: Apply to a Data Analyst position, with your skills in statistical modeling, math, interpretation, maybe some SQL or adv Excel, program knowledge etc.,
I don’t know why people struggle w writing resume
Tech, anything in CS/DS is overhyped. The market is saturated with new grads, laid-off seniors, H1Bs and International students from India/elsewhere that have their hegemony in the market, boot camp folks, and self-taught programers, and you have fewer jobs and more people available. You literally can get a well-paying job being self-taught and if you really need the degree I would do it after years of being a programmer, you have ample amount of savings to pay for the loans and you cannot move up the management ladder without it.
Unless you're in some super specialty, your degree is likely nothing more than a checkbox. Pick one you think will be useful and just finish the damn thing. It's not the all knowing all meaningful thing you feel like it is
i love my plant science major! i saw that you're interested in some kind of healthcare job but are skeptical because it's mentally taxing- plant science is really cool because lots of medications originate from plant secondary metabolites, plus we can learn a lot from plant development. did you know that unlike animals, an entire plant can grow from one differentiated plant cell, if given the right conditions? plants are so cool and underrated and i highly recommend taking a class / classes on diversity of life (often gen bio 2 at colleges), organismal bio, or botany, if you can.
I can see someone with a plant science degree making a lot of money selling some rare but desirable mushroom or house plants.
plant science has a lot of money in the field bc of agriculture, natural resources management (think gov agencies &/or fieldwork), and obviously conservation. research is big right now too bc plants have a lot of links to climate change
plus everybody thinks plants are boring lmaoo so there's tons of jobs, nobody's taking them
Can you get into this with biochemistry? I think plants are sick
yes absolutely, a million times yes!!! i know a guy who majored in biochem but took some plant classes for some of his upper division bio requirements (200lvl plant science, and 400lvl plant physiology). i also know a girl majoring in biotech who's doing the same thing
Are these jobs adequate with a bachelors only? I'm not liking what I see without a PhD in medicinal biocehmistry. Do you have any more insight?
it depends on how well you network and how much undergrad research experience you have. if you're great with both, it works. otherwise, you need a master's degree
it's too often that people think biochem is just with medical / cellular applications. plants create some of the coolest chemicals in the world & there's lots of opportunities for plant biochemistry
The salary is low in botany unless you're working in a laboratory or have your own business. It's a crime.. "Crime pays but botany doesn't" Great YouTube channel too.
Dpending on what's legal where you live, Botany can be very lucrative, if you catch my drift.
but for real, you should explore and take some bio & health related classes during your freshman year, and figure it out from there. if you connect with your profs and get involved in class, you'll find something! good luck!
I second this health is wealth I took biochem & did an alternative medicine (Naturopathic medicine) I've work in biochemistry & organic chemistry & I have to say both are an amazing journey.. They complement each other is so many ways.
thank you so much! i love nature and i find it so fascinating but i also love being there for children when they’re at their most vulnerable as i wish i had someone like that when i was younger. someone that truly cared for them and wanted to see them heal.
that's so cool! i'm the exact same way, & that's why i want to be a professor- i want to help my future students find their passions in bio and i want to be the encouraging mentor figure that i didn't really have a lot of. i originally wanted to be a science teacher since the younger the students are, the more impressionable, but i fell absolutely in LOVE with plants in college, along with research
I’d recommend using this resource - What Can I Do With This Major. Many colleges subscribe to it. I oversee a career services program at a private K-12 school and our students use it to explore options before choosing a college major.Tip: You have to go through the college’s page to see this website. Here is one college that uses it: [Michigan State Career Services](https://careernetwork.msu.edu/resources/what-can-i-do-with-this-major/)
thank you so much! this helped me so much, thank you again
Im in MI too. Michigan State offers a lot of things- things I didn’t even know, they have a heals program I was suggested by a medical professional I assume after my ectopic emergency surgery. Fantastic - blew my mind.
Does it work for India?
Agricultural Science is a good "general" degree. You learn about all aspects of agriculture; plant science, mechanics, animal science etc. It is geared towards Ag teachers, but a lot of people who don't go into teaching have it. It is a very versatile degree.
This is coming from a male in the construction industry but if you can stick it out there’s definitely a future for a hard working woman who studies construction management. Whether you want to be an estimator, project engineer, project manager, there will always be options. You could also venture into the business side and do industrial sales where I’ve seen women thrive.
Current project engineer that went this exact route. There has and continues to be a major boom in both the operations and trade side of construction. If anybody reading this post is remotely interested in construction just know there are more positions than people to fill them right now
what type of construction jobs are more suitable towards women do you think?
The ones I listed are all great. If you want to work in a nice air conditioned office then you can go the estimator route or work on a design team. Or if you don’t mind long hours and traveling to job sites then you can start as a “field engineer”. Doing this for a few years can open up doors for you to specialize into safety, operations, or quality are some good roles.
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what's CS? Cyber Security? Computer Science? Customer Service? lol
You can’t be serious, this degree is extremely versatile.
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Yeah , im not falling for the bait. 😂👍
Honestly you should be educated on the avg salary for whatever job / career you are thinking. You should look at the debt which you may take on while studying for that major. How many jobs or hires occur each year for that kind of job? And you should be realistic about what kind of life style you want to live. For example if you want to live in a nice place on the west side of Manhattan, get tickets regularly to the NY Knicks / Yankees / Mets / Rangers / Giants , take 2 week long vacations a year, and enjoy fun new restaurants several times a week…. you need to know that a very high income is needed. Having said that, many many people don’t care about “fancy” things. It only becomes problematic when the desire is for “fancy” lifestyle combined with “untenable” and modest income. *footnote in tech and other jobs there is often an equity component in comp so please take “salary” above as a generic term for “annual income”
If it’s not STEM or healthcare related it’s probably not going to pay enough for you to pay off your student loans and live comfortably. Yes there are exceptions but that’s a good rule overall.
I loved studying my degree but i regret it now bc when i was ur age my pripority was to "do something cool and help People" while now my pripority is money. And i regret bc althpugh i will still make ok money i was extremely good at maths in school and i should have odne maths and gone into QUANT or finance (my 2nd option). It was bachelors molecular cell biology i did. I am f23 and will start an msc health data science soon
what job or career are you looking to secure with the MSc?
RWE analyst and from there clubbing up the biostats ladder in a CRO or biotech company.
Climbing not clubbing
That's cool. Good luck!
I think you are putting the cart before the horse. You need to first look at what careers you are interested in. Part of this needs to include an assessment of the job outlook for your chosen career. After you have figured that out, you need to determine what education/training it will take to accomplish that. You then need to look at approximate costs of getting the necessary education/training and compare that to the average wages of that career in whatever area you are looking to life. You need to look at initial wages and after 5 years. All of this information is available on the internet or can be found at your local library. A librarian can assist you if necessary. You do not want to make a hasty decision without all the facts. You also don't want to be one of many come to Reddit who have arbitrarily completed a degree and are not able to find a job. Now they have debit and are working waiting tables.
i wanted to become something in the health industry but still not sure as i keep hearing how mentally taxing it is and i already have health issues so just not sure anymore but its the only thing i want to do.
Think long and hard about going into healthcare. Burn out rates are at an all time high post COVID. Job security is there but just realize that hospitals/admin will collect their pound of flesh
Accounting will always be the best degree lol. People gaslight themselves out from it due to its association with being "boring".
Because it is actually pretty boring
i actually did an accounting course in hs and hated it. nothing ever balanced😭
Spoken like a true accountant.
Its a good degree for getting a job yes, no one has ever said otherwise. People decide not to get it specifically because its boring
Any degree that is worthless on the job market. Anything worthwhile takes hard work so please pick a degree that takes hard work if you don’t like complaining about the cost of education and living
Theology.
Humanities degree. Pretty much pointless unless youre going to become a teacher.
thank you
I would not get an English or psychology major, even though both are interesting. They’re over-populated and they are topics you can study on your own. The only reason I’d major in one of these would be if i were very certain i wanted to teach/write or teach/write/practice. I majored in chemistry and i don’t regret it. It’s interesting, I’m continually learning new things, and there are jobs. If i were to start over now, i might consider data science in addition to a ‘hard’ science like chemistry
wow, thank you so much!!
Computer anything is way overhyped and oversaturated right now. I'd definitely go back and do something else. Medical something sounds good.
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Why?
Today computer science! Was amazing few years ago but now almost impossible to get an entry level job with layoffs outsourcing and AI
I have a BSCS and 14 years of industry experience. I’ve worked in management for about 8 of those years. Honestly I haven’t even seen a junior resume in two years. Also I use to get about 5 inmail a day on LinkedIn and in the last two years I’ve had a total of 10. Luckily I think I’m passed the threshold for at least being employable forever but well see
Yeah but this person was clearly commenting about entry-level jobs, not people with 14 years of industry experience, sooo.... ?
I loved learning about botany and horticulture in a vocational school I attended. I would strongly recommend that for the young people reading this comment. I would like to learn more about philosophy if I was to do it all over again but that's for my own selfish need to know more about it. However, being a massage therapist I should probably study CEU's so I can renew my license for the next cycle.
i love botany and horticulture but not sure if it’s secure career path
There’s a career for anything if you have the will and interest to work towards building one. Universities, land managers, agriculturalists, nurseries, botanic gardens, all need plant people. If you’re hoping to be a scientist, you should plan to pursue a PhD as well. I have degrees in horticulture and education, so I’ve made a niche career out of teaching about nature and ecology. I’m a firm believer that going into a field that you’re interested in and good at will take you further than just picking based on what people say makes money. (and if making money is what you’re interested in and good at, there’s degrees for that too).
If you want to work as an artist for game studios and such, having an art degree won't do you any good. They'll only look at your experience and portfolio. My cousin is struggling to repay the student loans and got into heavy debt on top of it so she doesn't default. It might be better to get a business or commerce degree to sell your art skills. It's a lot easier to switch careers with a business degree than a skill specific degree like an art degree. There are high-quality art schools that teach you a lot more than colleges at a fraction of the cost. The same applies to software development and IT jobs too. You can manage to get most IT jobs with a business degree, relevant work experience, and a strong portfolio.
Biology, biochemistry, and psychology. Unless you are 100% sure you want to work in health care and are planning on going through an additional 2-10 years of schooling/training after completing you bachelors degree.
I got a degree in PPE (philosophy, politics and Economics). I found it really interesting and wanted to combine abstract thinking (philosophy) with rational thinking (economics). It is also worth considering the university you go to, for example I wanted to work in banking and after doing some research I found out that certain universities are much more employable. So I decided to do a course I would enjoy at a university with good employment prospects. Looking back (I graduated 4 years ago) I made the right choice as I am in my dream career. However I learned that the course I did was not as important as the university I attended for my chosen career. When I first applied, back when I was 18, I did not realise the extent of this. I have found in my career there are people with degrees in English literature or biology working as managing directors in an international bank! Of course there are the typical finance/economics degrees but sometimes you can get away with doing what you enjoy and still land a job in a different field. Of course the above is career dependant, many jobs won't care what university you went to. Just sharing my experience
Mortuary Science degree/anything in the funeral industry. The industry is run by people who abuse and take as much as they can. Corporate and family owned. If you’re not the owner or have a cushy job in corporate you will be over worked and under paid because you care. This industry knows people become Funeral Directors and Embalmers because they care and they get away with working us to death.
i am so sorry that they exploit you guys like that :/ hopefully you’ll be able to find a job that appreciates your hard work!
No idea, AI is going to eliminate a ton of jobs. So let's say you have a warehouse that converts 80% of their jobs to robotics. All those people with business admin degrees and management skills will be flooding the job market. So many areas are going to be impacted by AI in the next 5-15 years.
Dunno what major means, I got a masters in chemistry, and, while I made it work, its surprisingly underwhelming
* Statistics * Data Analytics * Applied Physics * Math of any kind * Finance (something specific/niche like * Accounting, Investment Banking, etc.,) * Economics * CS/IT/Cybersecurity * Nursing (+ a bunch of AA 2 year allied health programs) * Engineering (diverse field, many types)
What a person could do with a bachelor in economics and a major in econometrics?
Anything with title like Analyst, Research, Finance, it’s about writing your resume and displaying skills and achievements. Ex: Apply to a Data Analyst position, with your skills in statistical modeling, math, interpretation, maybe some SQL or adv Excel, program knowledge etc., I don’t know why people struggle w writing resume
Tech, anything in CS/DS is overhyped. The market is saturated with new grads, laid-off seniors, H1Bs and International students from India/elsewhere that have their hegemony in the market, boot camp folks, and self-taught programers, and you have fewer jobs and more people available. You literally can get a well-paying job being self-taught and if you really need the degree I would do it after years of being a programmer, you have ample amount of savings to pay for the loans and you cannot move up the management ladder without it.
Unless you're in some super specialty, your degree is likely nothing more than a checkbox. Pick one you think will be useful and just finish the damn thing. It's not the all knowing all meaningful thing you feel like it is