What Are The Hot Majors These Days? (skills, degree, psychology)

[LauraC]

I don't have children and got my own degree years ago so I'm not up on these things but is anyone majoring in new fields of study? What are they? For example, do language departments have many people majoring in languages of the Middle East these days? Majoring in Chinese studies? What kind of science is the hottest major these days? What's the big tech major these days? To what types of careers will these majors lead?

If you were thinking about some field related to Homeland Security, what would be the "got to have" major at college?

I recently heard that long time video game players are desired by the military to pilot unmanned aerial vehicles and wondered if there is a major these same people take in college to to complement those skills.

What majors are pretty much passe these days from, let's say, compared to 20 years ago? I remember, during the cold war period, a kid in my class said he was going to major in Russian studies and I'm thinking now that may not be a hot field anymore. Also, with reporters falling in esteem in the eyes of the public, compared to 20 - 30 years ago (now people want to be opinion jockeys), have the journalism majors been on the decline? What major is going nowhere after graduation?

[LauraC]

Don't answer this. I put it in the wrong forum. Will repost it.

[killer2021]

I'd say the hot major is going to be nursing and anything medical related due to the baby boomers.

The failure majors have always been psychology, communications and so on.

I would stay away from any non-traditional major. Degree in homeland security? Pass on it, go for the criminal justice degree.