Sacramento Bee – Phillip Reese and Laurel Rosenhall
“Keep fretting, parents: The college major your children pick will indeed have a big impact on their career options. While that may not seem like an earth-shattering revelation, a Bee analysis of new Census Bureau data lays out the stark contrasts between chosen disciplines in illuminating detail. Is your child, for instance, thinking about. . . . a philosophy degree? Philosophy graduates in California last year were about five times as likely to be unemployed as nursing graduates. . . . ethnic studies? Computer engineering graduates in California typically make twice as much.”(more)