Accounting

Potential Career: Accountant, Budget Analyst

Projected Growth: 16 Percent (Over 2010 to 2020)

As per Susan Heathfield, who has more than two decades of experience in the human resources field and writes for About.com, this degree is tailor-made for people who are on an look out for college major that provides real-world skills that will be in-demand in the foreseeable future.

Typical classes taken up by grads associated with this field includes business law, cost accounting, government and not-for-profit accounting, and accounting information systems, as listed by the College Board. And in the words of Heathfield, "This degree is in my top three for giving skills employers are looking for." She added that, math, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills are some of the in-demand skills provided by this college major. 

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