- People who are interested in following careers in a medical field are fairly limited in their choices for academic study. General options include nursing, biology and chemistry. Some schools offer more in-depth options, such as pharmacy or microbiology.
- An education major is the best bet for teaching-minded students. Other fields of study to consider might be the subject one is wanting to teach (such as math or history) or age-specific psychology.
- Future lawyers declare majors in college that run the gamut from philosophy to English to political science. Because lawyers need a variety of skills to be successful, there is quite a bit of freedom in this decision.
- There are a variety of options available to people interested in pursuing a career in behavioral health. Psychology and sociology are two such options. Students interested in psychiatry should probably consider the medical majors route.
- Journalists, advertising specialists and television and radio broadcasters should find their way to the communications department. These academic majors are career-specific.
- Anyone considering a career in the agriculture industry has an array of choices. Animal science, plant science, agriculture education, forestry, parks management and environmental law are options for future agriculturists.
