In the past, these records were stored in file cabinets or on open shelves.
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John Sullivan III, Ph.D., an instructor with the School of Information at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., teaches a class on Nov. 7, 2018. Chris Zuppa/The Penny Hoarder
This major also includes a track to manage that new electronic database.
So you really get to take ownership.
Buker tapped that entrepreneurial spirit while working on changes to a video game.
(Buker found that unsatisfactory.)
That is sort of the beauty of the program.
But we also considered unemployment rate and only looked at degrees that have the most graduates.
(So you wont find petroleum engineering or astrophysics on this list.)
Information science majors study programming and database analysis.
Basically, youll use computers to study how people interact with information aka, data.
Common jobs:Software engineer; web developer; computer support specialist; systems administrator.
Dont worry if youre not comfortable programming.
MIS degrees paths dont have to be development-focused, according to theUniversity of Arizona Management Information Systemswebsite.
Common jobs:Miscellaneous manager; software engineer; systems manager; systems analyst; computer support specialist.
That includes everything from accounting and cost estimation to the intricacies of construction materials and land development.
infrastructure will likely need hundreds of millions of dollars in updatingover the next decade.
So, yes, this is likely a good time to get into the field.
Common jobs:Construction manager; construction supervisor; cost estimator; chief executive
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Thats after decades on the job, however.
In electrical engineering technology, youll study the infrastructure circuits, wiring, microprocessors, etc.
behind all sorts of electronic equipment.
AtFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University, students can specialize in computer technology or telecommunications.
Common jobs:Software developer; miscellaneous manager; electrical engineer; miscellaneous engineer; mechanical engineer.
At theUniversity of Tampa, courses cover a wide swath of topics, including journalism, design and writing.
Common jobs:Physical scientist; miscellaneous manager; high school teacher; chemist; science technician.
Many schools offer similar bundled degrees, but our income data is for those with just a bachelors degree.
Some schools, likeUtica College, offer a more analytical path to eventually work as a crime analyst.
A student can train to work with farm animals, laboratory specimens or exotic species.
But what if we solely considered pay and specifically, pay for those who are just starting their careers?
For this analysis, we looked at workers under 30 who have only a bachelors degree.
Methodology
For this project, we usedU.S.
Census microdatafrom the 2013 and 2017American Community Survey.
(The latter was released in October).
We created two groups: all full-time, year-round workers and just those who are under 30 years old.
We focused on 172 college majors, from accounting to zoology.
This produced a ranking of the best college major for pay.
Alex Mahadevan is a former data journalist at The Penny Hoarder.
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