Good Majors for Louisiana

[Slidellkid]

What are your opinions on good college majors for Louisiana. My daughter is talking about nursing but I really don't think she is the nursing type. She likes science and I have been thinking that something more environmentally oriented might be of interest to her. of the more environmental type be more her speed. I noticed that LSU has an environmental risk and management major. Does anyone have any ideas about a major that might have a high demand here in Louisiana, especially south Louisiana? I realize I can't pick her major for her, but I can make suggestions.

[jdaigle33]

Any kind of engineering. Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, Civil and I even think there is an Coastal engineering major but Im not sure who offers it.

[bmac]

You can make alot of money with petroleum engineering or geology.

[youu_whoo_whoo]

In all honesty let her pick her major and decide what is right for her. I understand that you are a concerned parrent and trying to help her,but there are some things that she has to choose on her own. She needs to find something that she enjoys weather or not it is what you picture her doing. Im not saying this in a mean way, but a college major is something that she needs to choose based on what she is interested in doing.

[cmcnabb]

Engineering

[Matt G]

Absolutely nothing in business. I speak from experience with 2 different business degrees. There are so many people majoring in different business fields that this area is just so saturated with them. When we have career fairs it's loaded with Oil & Gas companies throwing out stupid money to anybody who has an engineering major. I was even offered a great job in the field with a business degree because I had experience in oil field. Turned it down to find a job more in line with my major, and have been kicking myself in the arse ever since. There are only a few business related jobs being offered at these fairs, and the pay isn't even comparable.

[Duck Butter]

really no sense in jumping into a major the first year if she is undecided



I have never heard of a nurse being unemployed for what its worth

[Dougie]

Originally Posted by Matt G

Absolutely nothing in business. I speak from experience with 2 different business degrees. There are so many people majoring in different business fields that this area is just so saturated with them. When we have career fairs it's loaded with Oil & Gas companies throwing out stupid money to anybody who has an engineering major. I was even offered a great job in the field with a business degree because I had experience in oil field. Turned it down to find a job more in line with my major, and have been kicking myself in the arse ever since. There are only a few business related jobs being offered at these fairs, and the pay isn't even comparable.

I'd start buying the Sunday edition of the Houston Chronical, and give the 'want-ads' to that gal. Their want ads are as big as the Lafayette newspaper. Throw away all the real-estate portions and get to the jobs section. Let her see what's being 'asked for' by employers.

And tell her when the business school graduates 400-500 per year and the engineers graduate a dozen or so, they pretty much have job offer without asking for them. The business people sometimes have to take 'entry level' jobs with a degree in hand.

It doesn't HAVE to be an engineering job, but steer her to something other than the crowded degrees.

[weedeater]

Nursing is something needed world wide and there will always be demand for qualified nurse.....

[jdunbar]

my wife graduated in accounting last year, and has had her pick of jobs. Nothing like your thinkin, but lot of demand, and damn good money for a 9 to 5 job

[SULPHITE]

Originally Posted by weedeater

Nursing is something needed world wide and there will always be demand for qualified nurse.....

true...especially now with our awesome health care reform (sarcasm) that our faclities will be overflowing with "new" patients thus the demand for nurses, nurse practitioners etc will skyrocket...that being said not sure the pay rate...our awesome goverment is pushing for paying for nursing students (adn, lpn) to pump them out at an incredible rate...which will cause some saturation and pay rates will fall...

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by youu_whoo_whoo

In all honesty let her pick her major and decide what is right for her. I understand that you are a concerned parrent and trying to help her,but there are some things that she has to choose on her own. She needs to find something that she enjoys weather or not it is what you picture her doing. Im not saying this in a mean way, but a college major is something that she needs to choose based on what she is interested in doing.

X2 on that one....

No harm in making suggestions, bit she has to do something she is passionate about. If its something she is going to possibly do for the rest of her, she needs to enjoy it, in my opinion. It doesn't matter what is needed if she doesn't want to stay in Louisiana anyway. There are very few majors that aren't employable somewhere. But, an 8% unemployment rate and everyone wanting experience, job market is pretty stiff for a new college grad. If she enjoys what she does, she will more than likely excel at it and be a more employable person.

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[eman]

Get a nursing degree then get a specialty degree in the medical field then go to med school. Don't you know that Obummer is telling kids to stay in school and whatever they do don't look for a job?
Seriously ,i have a cousin that has been a traveling nurse for years . she has seen about every part of the world she wanted to.

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by Slidellkid

What are your opinions on good college majors for Louisiana. My daughter is talking about nursing but I really don't think she is the nursing type. She likes science and I have been thinking that something more environmentally oriented might be of interest to her. of the more environmental type be more her speed. I noticed that LSU has an environmental risk and management major. Does anyone have any ideas about a major that might have a high demand here in Louisiana, especially south Louisiana? I realize I can't pick her major for her, but I can make suggestions.

Helping a young person select a major is a balance between the young person's sense for what they like and what the voice of experience says can actually earn a living. There are not many unemployed nurses. There are not many unemployed engineers.

The environmental field is a good idea, but there are a lot of "environmental engineering" and "environmental chemistry" degrees that are dumbed down to the extreme and just about anyone hiring for these jobs knows these programs are dumbed down and would much rather hire someone with a solid chemistry degree plus a few environment type courses. An internship in an environment type job would likely seal the deal. A straight chemistry (or chemical engineering) degree also has lots of other employment opportunities if the particular place she wants to live has a lull in the environmental field.

I know that straight chemistry and chemical engineering degrees are a lot harder, but that is why they are more valuable and the holders of these degrees are more employable. Not that every environmental science degree is worthless, but be aware that some of them are. One does well to ask potential employers about the reputation of the program before thinking a degree will lead to a job.

[LPfishnTIM]

well at least she is thinking skilled work instead of subjects like history or psychology!

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Engineer here so I can speak from experience on how I see people leave companies all the time to move to another company for a 20% raise. With the industy we have here there is always a need. Not to mention that with all the equal opportunity laws they got now, a woman is way more likely to be chosen for a job over a man because it "looks good" for the company. Only thing is most plants are full of dirty men lol. She would have to be tough!

[Slidellkid]

I don't think she has an interest in engineering -at least that is what she tells me. She is passionate about photgraphy and takes some really awesome pictures but she is smart enough to know that she can't major in photography and make a living.

[latravcha]

What about something like womans studies. Then she can live with y'all for the rest of her life

[seapro150]

As a nurse I can tell you she will never be with out a job. Also there are so many subspecialties she should be able to find something to her liking. She can make a good living and have a flexible schedule which will mean a lot later in life when she is starting a family.

[weedeater]

She could find something to study that offers her the chance to get multiple degrees, my wife is a teacher in the math department at Mcneese and has a masters in mathematics and if wanted to go take classes she isn't far from several other degrees including a few engineering and chemistry