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Top 10 Most Popular College Majors. --According to Princeton Review. Business Administration Psychology Elementary Education Biology Nursing Education English Communication Computer Science Political Science. Top 10 Most Profitable College Majors. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1. Business Administration2. Psychology3. Elementary Education4. Biology5. Nursing6. Education7. English 8. Communication9. Computer Science10.Political Science
Top 10 Most Popular College Majors--According to Princeton Review
1. Chemical engineering, $55,902. Electrical engineering, $52,8993. Mechanical engineering, $50,6724. Computer science, $50.0465. Accounting, $45,7236. Economics/Finance, $45,1917. Civil engineering, $44,9998. Business administration, $38,8509. Marketing, $36,26010.Liberal arts majors, $30,828
Top 10 Most Profitable College Majors--According to National Association of Colleges & Employers
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Computing Degrees
• Computer Engineering• Computer Science• Information Systems• Information Technology• Software Engineering• Digital Media• Management Information
Systems• Others
Computing Degrees
Significant Growth in Computing Opportunities• Number of IT managers in US has jumped 44% since end of dot-
com boom1
• Only 1-3% of annual IT job loss is attributable to offshoring2
• “Computing Systems Design and Related Services” is one of nation’s fastest growing industries – predicted to add 500,000 new jobs3
• Estimated job growth for computing careers in U.S. range from 38% to 56%
• 5 of 6 Fastest-Growing U.S. Careers are in computing5
1 Eric Chabrow, Information Week, Manhasset: October 2006, lss 1108; pg. 38, 7 pgs2 http://www.acm.org/globalizationreport/3 http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs033.htm4 http://computingcareers.acm.org5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Software Engineer*• Systems Analyst• Network Administrator• Computer Systems Administrator• Database Administrator
*Number one best job for salary and opportunities according to CNN/Money Magazine in 2006
Computing Degrees
Fastest Growing Occupations:Overall
Fastest Growing Occupations:Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Rank OccupationProjectedGrowth
Rank OccupationProjected Growth
#2Network systems and data
communications analysts55% #1
Network systems and data communications analysts
55%
#5Computer software engineers,
applications48% #3
Computer software engineers, applications
48%
#8Computer software engineers,
systems software43% #4
Computer software engineers, systems software
43%
#11Network and computer systems
administrators 38% #5
Network and computer systems administrators
38%
#22 Database administrators 38% #6 Database administrators 38%
#25 Computer systems analysts 31% #12 Computer systems analysts 31%
Computing Degrees
Fastest Growing Occupations:Pennsylvania
Fastest Growing Occupations:Philadelphia*
Rank OccupationProjected Growth
Rank OccupationProjected Growth
#1Network systems and data communications analysts
47% #1Computer software engineers, applications
48%
#2Computer software engineers, applications
43% #2Network systems and data communications analysts
42%
#4Computer software engineers, systems software
35% #4Computer software engineers, systems software
36%
#9 Database administrators 30% #8 Database administrators 32%
#15Network and computer systems administrators
26% #9Network and computer systems administrators
32%
#32 Computer systems analysts 21% #23 Computer systems analysts 24%
Computing Degrees
Computing Degrees
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (CE)• Study design of digital hardware & software• Integrate customized hardware and embedded software
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)• Design and build software• Works with algorithms• Create solutions to real-world problems• Coding in a variety of programming languages
Computing Degrees
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IS)• Design computing solutions• Employs and manages company-wide computer systems• Connects technical and business specialists• More business oriented with path toward management
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)• Works with everything from websites to networks• Supports technology infrastructure and the people• Oversees selection of hardware and software
Computing Degrees
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (SE)• Similarities to Computer Science• Heads up large development projects• Oversees life cycle of software development
MIXED DISCIPLINARY• Multimedia• Informatics• Gaming• Computational Science and Engineering• Networking/Security• Robotics