Which College Majors Make You the Most Employable?

The Washington Post recently published some interesting data on which college majors are the most employable. To figure this out, they looked at unemployment rates among recent graduates ages 25-29. 

Here’s what they say:

Probably unsurprisingly, students who major in fine arts have the highest rates of unemployment after college. (We’re not telling you to crush your child’s Broadway dreams. We’re just being real here.) Students who major in the humanities, like literature, history, and languages, are next on the list for unemployment.

So who is the most employable? Surprise (maybe): It’s education majors! If your kid wants to be a teacher, not only will they be on the road to shaping young hearts and minds, they’ll also be highly employable. (Obviously, this data doesn’t tell us anything about how much money your child will earn.) Students who major in medical fields, like pre-med, nursing, medical tech, and public health, also have low rates of unemployment. And students who study construction and transportation related fields are also high on the list of employable recent grads.

To read more—and find out which jobs are the highest paying for young adults without college degrees, too—check out this free article from The Washington Post.