Communications majors or nursing?

OP, What are your motivations for each? Im curious.

I didn't know people still were unsure about this.  I figured all the thousands of young people who have been unable to secure reasonable employment over the last few years cemented the idea that certain majors had better job prospects than others.  I guess some people choose to believe they'll be the exception?

I'm of the mindset that as long as you get satisfaction from the job you do, you can get fulfillment working in any industry.  If you don't like clinical nursing, you can teach, or work in administration, or insurance, or law.  There are so many options out there.  The same can't be said for Communications.  Please pursue nursing.  You don't want to look back and realize you've invested a significant amount of time and money into your education and the only thing you have to show for it is a piece of paper.

Edited by uppitynegroid - May 14 2014 at 3:51pm

EPITOME wrote: maysay1 wrote: TexturizedDiva wrote: Too many people are resorting to Nursing.  TOO MANY.  And I'm not criticizing because I am one of them (I discovered I hate law - I have a high aptitude for medical/health sciences and it's too late to become a doctor).  More than half of the nursing majors I've seen are career-changers, former homemakers, or older women (40+ and  back in school).  It's really not the easy way to quick cash anymore because with all the majors and new schools opening, the job market is reaching a saturation point. The job market is saturated for most nursing students because they generally aren't flexible and aren't going in to the more difficult/specialized areas of nursing. Traveling nurses are making oodles of money and there are lots of unfilled positions in rural or less city/suburban areas. When you're already established in an area with a mortgage and kids and stuff then you're much more limited in jobs. And most students aren't willing to go on and get master's degrees or phd's. I was just reading some articles about there not being enough nurses to teach other nurses. But cna's, lvn's, etc. come a dime a dozen. but you need some experience to become a traveling nurse...about 2 years. my niece just graduated with a nursing degree.  she was able to find a job quickly in Georgia as did many of her colleagues I believe.

That's what I thought, but its not the case.  Wherever you are needed, you will be hired.  Regions with nurse shortages will higher a nurse with only months worth of experience as a travel nurse & train you.  Its all supply & demand really.  Saturated urban areas don't do this much, but in areas where there are few nursing programs (few graduates live in that state), they will pay top dollar and take people with minimal experience. 

I personally know someone who got a traveling nurse job with 6 months of nursing experience.

Omg my Lil sister came to me with this mess and I almost beat her through the phone.

We yes we decided on nursing with an accounting minor since she had lots of those type of classes anyway.

She knew better than to bring that up.
Even my older sister who majored in Art said she was crazy. Even though my older sister works as a curator.
She had to hustle her ass off to get there.

It's not like that mass comm passion is there for her anyway.
She was just being a dummy


We are thinking about dentistry though. We have until Aug to decide for sure


Edited by jonesable - May 14 2014 at 5:09pm

https://www.adors.gatech.edu/cfcampus/adors/commencement/salary_report_result.cfm?college=TOTAL&level=1&surveyid=77&Submit=Submit Student Salary Survey - by major, job offer, and salary

Edited by TexturizedDiva - May 14 2014 at 5:57pm