Most schools do not even require you to pick a major freshman year, so you don't need to stress if you don't know what you want to study. Take advantage of your gen-ed courses and don't be afraid to dive into subject areas that interest you, and even some that don't. Now is the time to explore different classes and figure out what you're passionate about learning. You will probably discover something you like that you never even knew you would. Just be wary of taking a class in modern dance or ancient Greek literature unless these things actually interest you, because they won't go well with any other majors.
Now that I have hopefully settled your worries about not knowing your major, here are some numbers for your inner nerd to look over.
Petroleum Engineers are among the highest paying majors with a median income of 120k.
Here are the lowest paying majors, Counseling Psychology being the lowest with a median of 29k.
Here are stats on the highest employment rates.
(All of the graphs were originally published on Businessinsider.com, my intent was to simply put them all on one page for easier reading)
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has some numbers for anyone that doubts a college education is worth their money. Spoiler, it totally is worth your money regardless of the raising costs.
Here is a link you can follow to see the BLS assessment of that data.
Lastly if you are not yet bored of college information you can follow the following link to Forbes list of the best majors.
Forbes 15 most valuable college majors
Thanks for reading and I truly hope I have provided you with some good information to aid in your upcoming college career.
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