These college majors have the best job prospects — and they aren't what students expect By Jessica Dickler, CNBC • Published July 12, 2025 • Updated on July 12, 2025 at 6:37 am BOOKMARKER ...

Majors in nutrition, art history and philosophy all outperformed STEM fields when it comes to employment prospects, according to a recent analysis of labor market outcomes of college graduates ...

The top five college majors for finding a job are those with the lowest unemployment rates, all sitting at 1% or less. Construction services, in particular, boasts a mid-career median salary of ...

For finance and computer science, the unemployment rate in those fields was 3.7% and 6.1%, respectively. By comparison, the unemployment rate for art history majors was 3%, and for nutritional ...

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. For many students, majoring in finance is a proven pathway to a well-paying career and job security. In fact, U.S. graduates believe that ...