| Deciding what to study at college is not an easy | | | | degree you could enter the police force, continue |
| thing to do, there are so many options in front of | | | | your education to become a lawyer, or work in |
| you and the decision you make is going to shape | | | | one of the specialized fields of government |
| your life. Whether you are going to college | | | | intelligence and security and such as the FBI, |
| straight out of school or returning to improve | | | | Homeland Security or the CIA. Starting salaries |
| your level of education selecting the right field of | | | | across this broad range of fields differ significantly |
| study is not easy. A lot of students even find it | | | | but you can be pretty certain you would kick off |
| difficult to know how to get started when making | | | | on a salary of at least $40,000. |
| this important decision. One of the best ways to | | | | 3. Bachelors of Psychology |
| get started is to explore some of the most | | | | Psychology has always been a popular course of |
| popular bachelors degrees being offered at the | | | | study, but recently has increased in popularity, and |
| moment. Here are the top three for 2010. | | | | is quite a common field of study. This is the case |
| 1. Bachelors of Business Administration | | | | for a number of reasons. For one, psychology as |
| The ever popular Bachelors of Business | | | | with business administration and criminal justice |
| Administration and Management degree remains | | | | gives you a broad scope of careers you can |
| extremely popular, although its popularity has | | | | pursue. It offers many benefits that can be |
| reduced slightly due to the recent instability in the | | | | applied to a vast array of different fields. It also |
| markets. Despite this however, scores of | | | | offers the opportunity to get advanced degrees |
| students have enrolled to get an MBA, as it gives | | | | and to learn more about yourself and your |
| you a solid business foundation and the right skill | | | | interactions and relationships. For example, you |
| set that enables you to go straight into the | | | | could work within your own private practice, work |
| workforce, and potentially earn up to $55,000 as | | | | within social service programs, teach others, |
| a starting salary. | | | | perform research studies and more. While many |
| 2. Bachelors of Criminal Justice | | | | individuals with this degree go back to school for a |
| Criminal justice degrees continue to be popular as | | | | masters or a doctorate, starting salaries for |
| this degree can get you into a huge range of | | | | qualified individuals can be over $45,000. |
| professions and careers. For example, with this | | | | |