which degree leads to the best career prospects?
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?All the highly competitive ones at Universities, hence why they are so popular.
Medicine, Law, Dental Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Engineering etc.
Get a good degree from a decent University in one of these subjects (or a similar one) and you will never have to worry about finding a job, or money.
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?The industry is very tough to get into!(Original post by cookhazel)
Computer Science (not being biased or anything
) but technology is ever-growing and microsoft themselves will have about 200,000 more jobs available by 2013!
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Not if you're good at what you do! ;D(Original post by A128)
The industry is very tough to get into!
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?Even if you are...of course if your an Einstein in the field then perhaps not(Original post by cookhazel)
Not if you're good at what you do! ;D
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?The complete list of average starting salaries can be found here:
http://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...raduates-earn/
Here are the Top five:
Dentistry - £30,293
Medicine -£29,132
Chemical Engineering -£27,195
General Engineering - £26,542
Economics - £25,722
Of course, this list only has starting salaries, and says nothing about salaries over the span of a career, but it's better than saying degree X based on nothing. -
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?My Dad employs like 5-6 people in programming who don't have degrees in computer science and some who work part time for 30+ pounds an hour.(Original post by A128)
Even if you are...of course if your an Einstein in the field then perhaps not
He told me it was hard to find people with an aptitude for logic & computing.Last edited by Blutooth; 27-05-2012 at 21:51. -
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Re: which degree leads to the best career prospects?I see your philosophy and raise you a Norse and Celtic studies.(Original post by Starfruit)
Philosophy. Obvs.
) but technology is ever-growing and microsoft themselves will have about 200,000 more jobs available by 2013!
