Best College Majors for Your Career」。本文國外專業數據均由「拓途網」獨家提供，轉載需取得授權。詳細的申請要求和DIY申請幫助可至拓途網免費獲取。

上大學通常被認為是獲得好工作的可靠途徑。據美國人口普查局的統計，本科畢業生比只有高中畢業生的工資高67.7%！但是，不是所有的大學專業都能幫你找到好工作。

為了搞清楚哪些大學專業能帶給學生更好的職業前景和更高的收入水平，美國媒體Kiplinger分析了215所有名高校的各專業數據。他們不僅僅研究哪些專業的學生在剛畢業和長期的職業生涯中能獲得更好的薪水收入，同時還研究哪些專業的工作在當下線上招聘的職位更多，未來相關的行業對人才的需求量更大。

同時，該雜誌認為，金錢收入並不代表一切。很多人希望職業能帶給自己成就感。於是，還研究了哪些專業讓人覺得自己從事的工作對社會有正面影響。

該雜誌挑選出了職場上最有前景的十大專業，這些專業領域不僅僅能帶來好的收入，而且存在大量的工作機會。

10. Actuarial Mathematics（精算數學）

起薪:：$58,800

職業中期薪金： $119,000

每年網上招聘數： 33,237

相關工作：精算師

10年工作增長：21.9%

主要就業機構：金融、保險、基金、證券類公司

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor :MS in Actuarial Mathematics

  • Ohio State University-Columbus: MS in Actuarial & Quant Risk Mgt

  • University of Iowa: MS in Actuarial Science

  • University of St. Louis:MS in Actuarial Science

  • St. Johns University: MS in Actuarial Science

  • Temple University: MS in Actuarial Science

  • Ball State University: MS in Actuarial Science

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln: MS in Actuarial Science

  • University of Pennsylvania：Master of Business Administration-Actuarial Science

  • University of Connecticut:MS in Mathematics-Actuarial Science

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9. Aerospace Engineering（航空工程）

起薪：$64,800

職業中期薪金： $107,000

每年網上招聘數：5,414

相關工作：航空航天工程師

10年工作增長： 11.1%

主要就業機構：飛機、火箭、衛星、宇航類政府機構及私營公司

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • Princeton University：MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Virginia：MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Southern California：MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • Georgia Institute of Technology：MS in Aerospace Engineering

  • Case Western Reserve University：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of California-San Diego：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of California-Irvine：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of California-Davis：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Florida：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Pennsylvania State University-University Park：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign：MS Aerospace Engineering

  • George Washington University:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University at Buffalo-SUNY:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Texas A&M University-College Station:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick:MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • Virginia Tech: MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Maryland-College Park:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Missouri University of Science & Technology:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Colorado-Boulder:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Auburn University:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • North Carolina State University-Raleigh:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Tennessee:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Saint Louis University:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Dayton:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Missouri:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of South Carolina:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Oklahoma:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Iowa State University:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Kansas:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Illinois Institute of Technology:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Arizona:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Houston:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • University of Cincinnati:MS Aerospace Engineering

  • Old Dominion University:MS Aerospace Engineering

8. Software Engineering（軟體工程）

起薪：$62,500

職業中期薪金：$96,800

每年網上招聘數：120萬

相關工作：應用程序開發師

10年工作增長：22.7%

主要就業機構：電腦應用有需求的地方。

現在企業更看重有商業和溝通優勢的科技人才-「Many employers prefer high-tech workers with business skills and communication capabilities on top of standard tech savvy.」

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • Carnegie Mellon University：MS in Software Engineering (Silicon Valley Campus)

  • Carnegie Mellon University：Master of Software Engineering Program (MSE)

  • Carnegie Mellon University：Information Technology-Software Engineering (MSIT-SE)

  • Carnegie Mellon University：Information Technology-Embedded Software Engineering (MSIT-ESE)

  • University of Southern California: MS in Computer Science (Software Engineering)

  • University of California-Irvine: MS in Software Engineering

  • Villanova University: MS in Software Engineering

  • Southern Methodist University:MS in Software Engineering

  • Drexel University:MS in Software Engineering

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology:MS in Software Engineering

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities:MS in Software Engineering

  • University of Maryland-College Park:MS in Software Engineering

  • Stevens Institute of Technology:MS in Software Engineering

  • University of Texas-Austin:MS in Software Engineering

  • Loyola University Chicago:MS in Software Engineering

  • DePaul University:MS in Software Engineering

  • Rochester Institute of Technology:MS in Software Engineering

  • Auburn University:MS in Software Engineering

  • University of Utah:MS in Software Development

  • Illinois Institute of Technology:MS in Telecommunications and Software Engineering

  • Kansas State University:MS in Software Development

7. Finance & Economics（金融&經濟學）

起薪：$55,700

職業中期薪金：$101,000

每年網上招聘數：170萬

相關工作：財務分析師

10年工作增長：15.5%

主要就業機構：金融類單位。由於全球市場的增長、產品和監管規則越來越複雜，導致該行業的人才需求量持續增加。

若想職業前景更好，該專業的學生還應該多修一些其他的文科和語言類課程。

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • Princeton University：Master of Finance

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology:Master of Finance

  • University of Notre Dame:MS in Finance

  • Washington University:MS in Finance

  • Boston College:MS in Finance

  • Carnegie Mellon University:MS in Computational Finance

  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor:MS in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management

  • University of Southern California:MS in Finance

  • Georgia Institute of Technology:MS in Finance

  • Brandeis University:MS in International Economics and Finance

  • Columbia University: MS in Mathematics of Finance

  • University of Rochester:MS in Finance

  • Case Western Reserve University:MS in Finance

  • University of California-San Diego:MS in Finance

  • New York University:MS in Finance

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:MS in Finance

  • Tulane University:Master of Finance

  • Boston University:MS in Finance

  • Georgia Institute of Technology:MS in Finance

  • University of Texas-Austin:MS in Finance

  • Lehigh University:MS in Finance

  • Northeastern University:MS in Finance

  • Vanderbilt University:MS in Finance

  • University of Miami:MS in Finance

  • Ohio State University-Columbus:MS in Finance

  • Villanova University:MS in Finance

  • University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign:MS in Finance

  • George Washington University:MS in Finance

  • University of Washington:MS in Finance

  • Pepperdine University:MS in Finance

  • Southern Methodist University:MS in Finance

  • Clark University:MS in Finance

  • Michigan State University:MS in Finance

  • University at Buffalo-SUNY:MS in Finance

  • Texas A&M University-College Station:MS in Finance

6. Management Information Systems(信息管理系統）

起薪：$56,800

職業中期薪金：$96,300

每年網上招聘數：370萬

相關工作：計算機與信息系統經理

10年工作增長：16.0%

不過該專業在有一定工作經驗後，向系統分析，或者技術管理崗位發展職業前景才更大。很多有幾年工作經驗的又重新去讀一個MBA學位-「But it will take at least a few years of work experience to climb to this management role. And many employers prefer candidates with MBAs. 」

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • University of California-Berkeley：MS in Information Management & Systems

  • Carnegie Mellon University：MS in Information Systems Management

  • University of Florida：MS in Information Systems and Operations Management

  • University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign：MS in Information Management & Systems

  • University of Washington：MS in Information Mgmt

  • Carnegie Mellon University：MS in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics (BIDA)

  • Brigham Young University:MS in Information Systems Management

  • University at Buffalo-SUNY: MS in Information Systems Management

  • Texas A&M University-College Station:MS in Information Systems Management

  • University of Houston:MS in Information Systems Management

  • New York University:MS in Management and Systems

  • Arizona State University-Tempe:MS in Information Management

  • Auburn University：MS in Information Management

  • Baylor University：MS in Information Management

  • Florida State University：MS in Information Management

  • Indiana University-Bloomington：MS in Information Management

  • Syracuse University：MS in Information Management

5.Information Security（信息安全）

起薪：$57,100

職業中期薪金：$86,600

每年網上招聘數：180萬

相關工作： 信息安全分析師

10年工作增長：30.9%

主要就業機構：政府及私營企業的IT部門

該專業需要具備一定的法律、安全和犯罪偵查能力-「But also expect to study the legal side of the equation with classes such as criminal investigation, ethics and criminal justice.」

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • Johns Hopkins University：MS in Information Security

  • Carnegie Mellon University：MS in Information Security (MSIS)

  • University of Southern California:MS in Cyber Security Engineering

  • Georgia Institute of Technology:MS in Information Security

  • Northeastern University:MS in Information Assurance and Cyber Security rogram

  • Villanova University:MS in Cybersecurity Engineering

  • Indiana University-Bloomington:MS in Cybersecurity Engineering

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology:MS in Information Technology and Administration Security

  • University of San Diego:MS in Cybersecurity

  • Stevens Institute of Technology:MS in Cybersecurity

  • University of Maryland-College Park:MS in Cybersecurity

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities:MS in Cybersecurity

  • Fordham University:MS in Cybersecurity

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute:MS in Computer Science-Computer Security

  • Rochester Institute of Technology:MS in Computer Security

  • Florida State University:MS in Information Security

  • Illinois Institute of Technology:MS in Cyber Forensics and Security

  • University of Arizona:International Security

4. Computer Science（ 計算機科學）

起薪：$63,100

職業中期薪金：$105,000

每年網上招聘數：310萬

相關工作：計算機與信息研究科學家

10年工作增長：15.5%

主要就業機構：計算機科學已經成為當今世界的基礎科學。主要集中有硬體、機器人、軟體開發的政府、科研機構和私營公司的研發部門。

美國高校(TOP100)基本都開設有CS專業，不過目前在加州和德州需求量相對較大。

3.Nursing（護理）

起薪：$56,600

職業中期薪金：$73,600

每年網上招聘數：170萬

相關工作：註冊護士

10年工作增長：15.5%

主要就業機構是醫療、養老等政府機構和私營公司。由於註冊護士增長跟不上社會需求的增長，未來中國也是這樣。不過護理專業，最好是有經驗和執照的護士再回學校取得碩士或者博士學位，會更有職業前景。

開設該專業碩士項目的美國高校(TOP100)：

  • Yale University:MS in Nursing

  • Duke University:MS in Nursing

  • Johns Hopkins University:MS in Nursing

  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill:MS in Nursing

  • Georgetown University:MS in Nursing

  • Pennsylvania State University-University Park:MS in Nursing

  • Ohio State University-Columbus:MS in Nursing

  • Brigham Young University:MS in Nursing

  • Binghamton University-SUNY:MS in Nursing

  • University of Alabama:MS in Nursing

  • Michigan State University:MS in Nursing

  • University at Buffalo-SUNY:MS in Nursing

  • St. John Fisher College:MS in Nursing

  • University of Connecticut:MS in Nursing

  • Purdue University:MS in Nursing

  • University of San Diego:MS in Nursing

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities:MS in Nursing

  • Union University:MS in Nursing

  • The Catholic University of America:MS in Nursing

  • University of Missouri:MS in Nursing

  • University of New Hampshire:MS in Nursing

  • University of Utah:MS in Nursing

  • University of South Carolina:MS in Nursing

  • University of Rhode Island:MS in Nursing

  • Old Dominion University:MS in Nursing

2. Biomedical Engineering(生物醫學工程）

起薪： $60,900

職業中期薪金： $96,400

每年網上招聘數：54,865

相關工作：生物醫學工程師

10年工作增長：25.7%

生物和技術的結合擴充了生物醫藥工程領域。想在這一職業領域做到比較有前景，最好在大學在修一些有機化學、機器人和編程類的課程-「 Expect a schedule packed with science and technology courses, such as anatomy, organic chemistry, robotics and computer programming.」

美國TOP100的高校幾乎都開設有Biomedical Engineering的碩士項目，就跟計算機科學一樣普及。

1. Civil Engineering（土木工程）

起薪： $55,600

職業中期薪金： $94,500

每年網上招聘數：243,717

相關工作：土木工程師

10年工作增長：17.2%

土木工程這個專業覆蓋領域較廣，大型工程的設計和建造都離不開它。比如基礎、公路、水壩、隧道等。按道理說，對比美國，這個專業在中國更應該是NO.1 有前景的專業。

美國TOP100的高校幾乎都開設有Civil Engineering的碩士項目。


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