Relevant majors for the job market today?

Rising junior currently enrolled in a respected business school with 3.7 GPA on mainly required core business courses. Need to decide on majors / minors in the upcoming months (I know I should already have this done but I wanted to keep it open since no major classes were really required yet and I know things change all the time in the job market) for which classes I end up taking and I guess generally which career path I'm on when I graduate. Was doing some research and talking with people and couldn't really get a consensus on what would be best in terms of what jobs in certain industries are needed right now outside of 'data analytics' and things with tech obviously being recommended. Finance major, accounting / economics minor or something along those lines would be the go-to path if I have to choose, but I was wondering if anyone has any advice regarding what would be the best decision right now so that I'm not stuck with any expertise that doesn't really help me get a good job when I could have been using my education for much more relevant / important knowledge. Not too sure what I really like to do as of right now, business in general really interests me and I feel like I would be interested in whatever I have to in order to get some kind of good job in the finance industry. Thanks.

3 Comments
 
Most Helpful
"SamHouston2_2" Not too sure what I really like to do as of right now, business in general really interests me and I feel like I would be interested in whatever I have to in order to get some kind of good job in the finance industry. Thanks.

Just sign up for finance then. A finance major should open many doors. The 3.7 is good. Maybe you can hit a 3.85 by graduation.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I work at a BB and work across a large number of sectors within the enterprise. I have yet to meet anyone who hasn't benefitted from having more (1) skills with statistics and/or (2) skills with programming in a language like python. I don't care who you are, you will use those skills in the workplace.

 

Nemo commodi nemo architecto cumque nostrum. Qui architecto deleniti provident et ut autem. Omnis qui debitis veniam totam ea.

Quam sequi ipsa et est dicta natus placeat. Sapiente eaque earum veritatis atque voluptatem quia reprehenderit. Exercitationem facere sunt illo. In vero odit magnam beatae ad quis nihil. Officiis quisquam debitis vero porro nesciunt. Iste et ratione quis eos aut praesentium est commodi. Odit consequuntur dolores eos deleniti ut tempora soluta.

Voluptas est repudiandae et quaerat debitis. Vel commodi est est ipsa recusandae voluptates quis sed. Ut quo laudantium veritatis commodi. Ut iste et rerum aut id debitis. Animi ipsam consequuntur corporis laboriosam at id adipisci.

Odio praesentium esse reiciendis. Explicabo exercitationem debitis quibusdam saepe pariatur et odio. Quas excepturi quidem mollitia. Blanditiis consequuntur voluptates quia optio harum soluta. Tempora est perspiciatis expedita rem occaecati eius id.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”