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Offers by College Major

Oct 7, 2010
This article is part of a series called News & Trends.

Students looking for job offers should major in accounting, business, computer science, and social sciences, according to a new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

NACE surveyed more than 31,500 students at more than 400 colleges, asking them whether they had an offer before graduating.

MajorReceived offerDidn’t receive offer
Accounting47%53%
Business45%55%
Communications/journalism35%65%
Computer/IS44%56%
Education24%76%
Engineering41%59%
English30%70%
Foreign language28%72%
Health sciences39%61%
Liberal arts/humanities37%63%
Math40%60%
History/politics34%66%
Psychology35%65%
Physical sciences30%70%
Social sciences41%60%
Visual/performing arts40%60%
This article is part of a series called News & Trends.
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