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Find out more about Craig: Craig Meister is president of Tactical College Consulting, a Baltimore-based college admissions consultancy that specializes in giving students the tools they need to find and get into their best-fit college. |
Forbes Magazine came out with its most lucrative college majors list and Computer Engineering, Economics, and Electrical Engineering top the list. Interestingly, Political Science and History came in ahead of Business Management.
Though historically academia is slow to catch up to real-world events, with the mortgage, banking, and ultimately construction industries facing huge challenges, one must wonder if academic programs catering to future mortgage brokers, bankers, and construction managers will begin to feel the effects of real-world realities.
Taking it a step further, will colleges and universities that have prestigious programs that lead to careers in these troubled industries also take a hit in terms of both student demand and college rankings?
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