Book of Majors 2015: All-New Ninth Edition

by The College Board

The Book of Majors 2015 by The College Board helps students answer these What's the major for me? Where can I study it? What can I do with it after graduation? Revised and refreshed every year, this book is the most comprehensive guide to college majors on the market. In-depth descriptions of 200 of the most popular majors are followed by complete listings of every major offered at more than 3,800 colleges, including four-year and two-year colleges and technical schools. The 2015 edition covers every college major identified by the U.S. Department of Education―over 1,200 majors are listed in all. This is also the only guide that shows what degree levels each college offers in a major, whether a certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate. The guide • insights―from the professors themselves―on how each major is taught, what preparation students will need, other majors to consider and much more. • updated information on career options and employment prospects. • the inside scoop on how students can find out if a college offers a strong program for a particular major, what life is like for students studying that major, and what professional societies and accrediting agencies to refer to for more background on the major.

Genres: College, Reference, Nonfiction

1360 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2004

About the author

The College Board, also known as The College Entrance Examination Board, is a not-for-profit membership organization "committed to excellence and equity in education" whose mission is "to connect students to college success and opportunity".

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for students who are searching for a possible major ...

This book is arranged by Subject and Major first. It covers 198 majors in 26 broad categories. In Part I, broad categories covered include: Agriculture, Business, Communications, Humanities, Languages etc. Within each broad subject there is a description of each specific major like For Business Human Resource Management, Finance and E-Commerce are some of the options. It includes a broad description of the subject area and then a two page description of each major. Each section includes suggested courses for high school. Other majors you might like, questions to ask, career options and trends etc. There is a quote called “Insider’s viewpoint” from a current student. There is also at least one source for additional information that includes a website.

Part 2 includes a brief description of majors. Each of these are about two sentences long. For example it says that Library Science “prepares individuals for professional service as librarians and information consultans. Part 3 is College Listings. Colleges are listed by Major and then by geographic area. Each Listing also indicates what level of degree is available. There is also a special section that outlines what colleges offer a combined bachelor’s and graduate options and in what subjects.

[Natalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Note to self: I checked the 2017 version of this book from the library and found it confusing. When my child is closer to choosing their major, I may recommend taking a look at this book again, but I think searching online database would be much more efficient than flipping this telephone directory type of a book. I felt it was not organized in very helpful manner making it hard to search and the naming of majors seemed odd in some instances.

[Dorothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though I am way too young to be thinking about what to major in, this book was fascinating and helped me figure out what area I probably want to go into. One super helpful feature was "recommended high school prep"
It lists recommended courses to take, and the. book also describes what it's like to study the major.
I own the 2004 version and most of the majors are still accurate. I can look at the majors I like and see what colleges offer them--close to home or far away!
If you are thinking about college, I highly recommend purchasing this book!!!!!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though it's two years old, the information is helpful and still relevant. Only complaint is that it didn't say what careers you could do with a bachelors degree in each major.

[Daleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have no idea what to do with your life, definitely check out this book! It'll help you look through the different job/career opportuinies so that you can start to narrow down your choices. :D

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting! We had fun reading about all different kinds of majors, classes, jobs….. lists all possible majors from A to Z!

[Talmor Kliman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The “how to use this information” is half the value in this book which is in the Introduction