Eckert said choosing a field of study is a conversation he starts with students before they enter the university, and his office offers resources and advisors to help. The choice, he said, should reflect a combination of their “individual passion and the economy.”
“It can’t just be one or the other,” he said.
The stakes are high for college students. Along with the issue of underemployment, recent graduates typically leave school with $26,600 in debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Project on Student Debt.
We asked nine area public and private universities and community colleges to highlight their programs with high job-placement rates. Click on the links below to learn more about some programs in which local graduates are finding success:
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