College majors

Types of engineering degrees: 9 engineering majors compared

The main types of engineering, compared on what engineers do, pay, job growth and where graduates work, with advice on choosing.

Mechanical vs. electrical engineering: pay, jobs and difficulty

Two engineering majors side by side: the work, the pay and the classes they share.

Civil vs. mechanical engineering: pay, jobs and difficulty

Infrastructure or machines? The work, the pay, job security and how much the majors overlap.

Computer engineering vs. computer science: what's the difference?

What you'd study in each, the jobs they lead to, the pay and which one is harder.

Is engineering hard?

Study hours, how many students change majors, what makes it hard and how to get through.

What is the hardest engineering major?

My ranking of the majors, with what each one requires and how its licensing exam results compare.

Best business majors: 7 compared by pay and job outlook

Finance, accounting, business analytics and four more business majors compared on pay, unemployment and underemployment, plus the jobs each one leads to.

Is business a hard major?

Study hours, math requirements and the hardest business majors, from national data and three business schools' own requirements.

Accounting vs. finance degree: which major is better?

Pay, jobs, classes and the CPA vs. CFA, from New York Fed and BLS data and three business schools' catalogs.

Is marketing a good major?

Pay, underemployment, jobs and the AI outlook for marketing majors, from New York Fed and BLS data and three business schools' requirements.

Is business analytics a good major?

Business analytics grads earn $72,000 early and $109,000 at mid-career. Here are the jobs it leads to, the skills to learn and the catch.

Is accounting a good major?

Accounting grads earn $68,000 early and rarely end up in jobs that do not need a degree. See the pay, the new CPA route and the AI outlook.

Is computer science a good major?

Computer science grads start at $87,000, 2nd of 73 majors, but have the 4th highest unemployment. See the jobs, the AI outlook and the enrollment drop.

Chemical engineering vs. chemistry

Classes, math, pay, underemployment, grad school and the PE license compared for chemistry and chemical engineering majors, with real course lists.

Best pre-med majors

AAMC data on pre-med majors, MCAT scores and who starts med school, plus prerequisite classes and how each major holds up as a backup plan.

Hardest majors in college

Engineering seniors study the most, but health and education seniors feel the most pushed. What national data says about the hardest majors.

Easiest majors in college (and easy degrees that pay well)

About 46% of communications seniors study 10 hours a week or less. Here are the easiest majors by the numbers, and which ones still pay off.

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