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Top Ten Most Flexible Degree Choices

<div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;top-ten-most-flexible-degree-choices&sol;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-10345" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2009&sol;11&sol;Top-10-Most-Flexible-Degree-Choices-200x300&period;png" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"333" height&equals;"500" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Recent economic conditions have reinforced the importance of flexibility in the employment marketplace&period; Selecting a degree program that allows a wide range of employment opportunities is essential for new and returning students in order to maximize their chances of obtaining employment quickly&period; Here are the ten best options for students seeking to ensure their employability in the highly-competitive job market of today&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Business administration<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">This degree opens doors throughout the corporate world&period; Whether the emphasis is on accounting&comma; finance&comma; marketing&comma; or management&comma; a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration is the starting point for a wide range of careers that are always in demand&period; For those interested in working in the field of business&comma; this is the most versatile degree to achieve that goal&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Engineering<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">For technically-minded students&comma; engineering degrees offer a wide range of employment options&period; Architecture&comma; pharmaceuticals&comma; biotechnology&comma; medicine&comma; environmental science and many other fields of endeavor require the scientific background an engineering degree can afford&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Computer science<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Computer science is closely related to the engineering field&period; Although many feel this degree has lost its luster in recent years&comma; it still provides a large number of career choices to those holding a Bachelor of Science degree&period; Computer science graduates go on to serve as systems administrators&comma; software engineers&comma; network specialists&comma; and in many other positions and career paths&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Mathematics<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Considered the most practical and useful of all general science degrees&comma; a strong mathematics background prepares one for jobs in actuarial science&comma; business&comma; education&comma; and even law enforcement&period; The analytical skills derived from a four-year program in mathematics can be applied to nearly every field of endeavor&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>English and other languages<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Often unjustly maligned&comma; a degree in English can provide opportunities for employment in a number of lucrative positions&comma; including editing&comma; journalism&comma; public relations and advertising&comma; and commercial writing&period; Expertise in foreign languages can allow students to obtain jobs in the government and public service field&comma; as well as a number of educational and administrative opportunities only available to those who speak and write a second language&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Education<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">This may not seem a versatile selection at first&semi; however&comma; the variety of different disciplines covered under this one degree is immense&period; For any field of endeavor&comma; there is a degreed professional to teach it&semi; this makes education perhaps the most flexible of all degree programs&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Political science<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">For those interested in public service&comma; a political science major offers the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue elected&comma; appointed&comma; or agency-level career paths&period; Political science degrees prepare students for jobs in government&comma; law&comma; budget planning&comma; university administration&comma; and many other fields that require a detailed knowledge of the inner workings of societal structures&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Psychology<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Marketing&comma; advertising&comma; public relations&comma; health care&comma; and education careers are among the career options available to psychology majors&period; While advanced positions require advanced degrees&comma; the knowledge of human nature and behavior allows students to step into a wide range of jobs with a reasonable certainty of success&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Graphic design<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Artistically-minded students will find ample career opportunities after graduating with a graphic design degree&period; Most jobs are found in the advertising and commercial fields&comma; but talented graphic designers can find work as animators&comma; product design specialists&comma; creative directors&comma; and webpage designers&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Economics<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">An alternative to the business administration degree&comma; economics degrees offer a different range of job opportunities&period; Many economists are employed by large corporations or government agencies&semi; others work in the area of finance&comma; statistics&comma; or as legislative assistants to elected officials&period; In any field where financial predictions are useful and necessary&comma; economists find themselves in high demand&period; An economics degree is also the perfect prerequisite to an advanced business law degree&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">These ten degree programs will increase the chances for students to find work quickly in their chosen field after graduation&period; Opportunities are varied and plentiful in these fields and&comma; while some are more lucrative than others&comma; all offer the chance to excel in one’s chosen field of endeavor&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon; 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