Most lucrative college degrees

[Rider]

Originally Posted by No Worries

The original article was to show that most of the top-paying jobs have a strong math background.

Yes but a major in math alone won't get you very far aside from being a college professor. Not that there is anything wrong with that but the starting salary is probably not one of the best out there.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Rider

Yes but a major in math alone won't get you very far aside from being a college professor. Not that there is anything wrong with that but the starting salary is probably not one of the best out there.

You'd make more working the assembly line for GM or Ford.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

You'd make more working the assembly line for GM or Ford.

Which probably has nothing to do with the current state of the auto industry.

[karl_1052]

They should have another stat posted beside this one showing the availability of jobs in the same fields.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

They should have another stat posted beside this one showing the availability of jobs in the same fields.

We have 12 open reqs in my department. I think we are expecting to add 300 engineers facility wide by 2011. FYI our facility is about 1200 people currently.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by marko138

Which probably has nothing to do with the current state of the auto industry.

But of course not.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by marko138

Which probably has nothing to do with the current state of the auto industry.

Come on. 9-13years of schooling owns 20years of schooling any day of the week.