Many students do not understand their major choice does not necessarily determine their future career. Psychology leads every year as the largest major, followed by marketing and management, but the biggest choice of careers at CMU is teaching.
Business is the second career choice of most students.
Even with these findings, Associate Dean of Students Mike Owens stresses the importance of a major serving as a key to unlock many opportunities. From these beginning jobs, the opportunities for advancement will only increase, Owens said. Along with a degree, he said reasonable achievement, accomplishments, involvement and a respectable record are important. Grade-point averages matter, but a student does not need a 4.0 GPA to succeed. A student's development skills are much more significant.