{"id":1441,"date":"2011-11-10T18:04:59","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T23:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/blog\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2011-11-10T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T23:04:59","slug":"best-college-majors-for-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/best-college-majors-for-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Best College Majors for Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Best College Majors for Employment - SalaryFor.com\" src=\"http:\/\/t2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCXx_H9hZwp_7yZmRKWzrgSzz-1I0bgrCGqXo1YpR5RRaZm_Yo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not only is getting into the right college important these days, but also choosing the right major is a main factor finding lifelong sustainable and financially rewarding employment. \u00a0The old saying &#8220;do it right the first time, or it isn&#8217;t worth doing at all&#8221; applies here. \u00a0A recent study from Georgetown has ranked the top college majors with the lowest unemployment rates for graduates. \u00a0Part of the reason for the high scores is due to the fact that these programs of study are not a high percentage of the majors that college students are gravitating toward. \u00a0Nonetheless, it bears keeping in mind that as more students do choose to enter these select fields, the numbers could change based on the basic laws of supply and demand. \u00a0But for now, these are the <strong>top picks<\/strong> for college majors that will have you successfully employed upon graduation and the <strong>percentage of unemployed<\/strong> in each field of study:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.actuary.com\/actuarial-science-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actuarial Science<\/a>\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/space.about.com\/library\/weekly\/blusschools.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomy and Astrophysics<\/a>\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusexplorer.com\/colleges\/major\/7140DB72\/Education-Administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Educational Administration<\/a> and Supervision\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusexplorer.com\/colleges\/major\/FCF8A86C\/Engineering\/E63F42F7\/Geological-Geophysical-Engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geological\u00a0and Geophysical Engineering<\/a>\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>5. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalrph.com\/pharmacyschools.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pharmacology<\/a>\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>6. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolcounselor.org\/content.asp?contentid=513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School Student Counseling<\/a>\u20140 percent<\/p>\n<p>7. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cappex.com\/colleges\/majors\/Agricultural-Economics-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agricultural Economics<\/a>\u20141.3 percent<\/p>\n<p>8. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscollegesearch.org\/medical-technology-colleges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Technologies<\/a> Technicians\u20141.4 percent<\/p>\n<p>9. \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.a2zcolleges.com\/Majors\/Atmospheric_Sciences.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology<\/a>\u20141.6 percent<\/p>\n<p>10. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.univsource.com\/environmental.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_nursing_schools_in_the_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nursing<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/collegeprowler.com\/majors\/nuclear-and-industrial-radiologic-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuclear Industrial Radiology and Biological<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color: #3399cc;\">click here for more salary information<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only is getting into the right college important these days, but also choosing the right major is a main factor finding lifelong sustainable and financially rewarding employment. \u00a0The old saying &#8220;do it right the first time, or it isn&#8217;t worth doing at all&#8221; 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