Choosing a Major

Choosing a Major

Choosing a Major Slideshow

This workshop is offered every year in the fall and spring. Review the slides here to get a head start on your major exploration.

This searchable blog from UC Davis is a great resource for learning about the possible career paths of many majors (even if you aren't headed to UC Davis). Most students pick a major based on a small amount of information, but the more you know the more likely you can choose a major that is a good fit for you and your career plans.

Recent entries include explanations of career paths for cognitive science major and spanish majors. Some entries might also open up new major possibilities, such as this one on how a sociology major might be a good entry into global business.

This online tool can give you important career earning information for many majors in the CSU system. Find out earnings for different majors after CSU graduation. Explore where CSU graduates work and what they earn. Find out what the return on a CSU education is, both costs and benefits.

Use this tool to consider the financial potential and benefits of different fields of studies and career fields.

This tool offered by UC Berkeley's Career Center helps students understand which careers are possible from different majors.

https://career.berkeley.edu/Resources/Majors2Careers

Learn more a about average potential wages and employability based on major.

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:overview

Take the Meyers-Briggs personality assessment (on this website or the Personality assessment in Naviance) and see how your result may help you find a major.

https://www.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/careercenter/tools-resources/personality-types 

Use this free tool to explore majors.

https://www.myplan.com/majors/database.ph