Please rank these majors in order of opportunities upon graduation... (degrees, schools)

[AdriannaSmiling]

Please rank these 4 majors in order of opportunities upon graduation (Assuming internships and that the degree is from a well reputed state college).

1) Finance
2) Actuarial Science
3) Meteorology
4) Environmental Science

[mhans123]

Originally Posted by AdriannaSmiling

Please rank these 4 majors in order of opportunities upon graduation (Assuming internships and that the degree is from a well reputed state college).

1) Finance
2) Actuarial Science
3) Meteorology
4) Environmental Science

1) Meteorology
2) Actuarial Science
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3) Finance
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4) Environmental Science

While "actuary" is a very in-demand career, I listed meteorology ahead of it because of the number of certifications required to hold a good job.

[DogMomDeb]

Is the Environmental Science degree an engineering degree?

[Serious Conversation]

Actuarial science program are few and far between, and while the jobs are in-demand, these jobs tend to be clustered in the northeast and a few other metros dependent on insurance (Des Moines, Iowa) around the country. The actuarial exams are fairly numerous and technical.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Emigrations

Actuarial science program are few and far between, and while the jobs are in-demand, these jobs tend to be clustered in the northeast and a few other metros dependent on insurance (Des Moines, Iowa) around the country. The actuarial exams are fairly numerous and technical.

Not true at all....there are many, many schools across the nation that offer actuarial studies programs and for those that do not have a formal program you can major in math/CS and pick up the other classes you need. Actuaries are used in a variety of industries, but yes, insurance companies are the largest employers. The current unemployment rate is 0%.

As for insurance company clusters, Wisconsin, MN, IA, MO, NE, SD, ND in the Midwest all have insurance companies throughout the states, not just in the major metro areas.

You can get a job with just 2 actuarial exams completed, which most students have done by the time they graduate. Yes, there are several more levels, but for a new grad looking at about $60,000/year with 2 exams done....not a bad deal.

1. Actuarial Science

the rest--depends on what you want to do with the degrees.

[USMCPOG]

All equal....

It completely depends on your area or the area you're willing to move to. If your in a rural city with no financial industry, that accounting degree won't take you as far as meteorology or actuary science. But if you're in a major city like New York or Boston, that financial degree will take you pretty far.

[flyingcat2k]

Originally Posted by DogMomDeb

Is the Environmental Science degree an engineering degree?

No. A science degree focuses on lab work and research while an engineering degree focuses on how to make such research applicable in the real world. There are only 64 universities with ABET accreditation for Environmental Engineering, which is a pretty small number.