跟学生聊专业方向的时候,商科是学生经常脱口而出的热门专业。当被问到为什么要学商科,学生稚气未脱的口中蹦出的往往是“赚大钱!”可是,商科就等于赚钱吗?学商科一定能赚到大钱吗?
答案是否定的。
美国最常用的求职网站之一Glassdoor做过统计,Median Base Salary(基本薪水中位数)最高的大学专业中,前10名竟然没有一个商科。还是那句话,数据不骗人?
1. Computer Science
- Median Base Salary:$70,000
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Web Developer
2. Electrical Engineering
- Median Base Salary:$68,438
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Electrical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Software Developer
3. Mechanical Engineering
- Median Base Salary:$68,000
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Mechanical Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer
4. Chemical Engineering
- Median Base Salary:$65,000
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Engineer
5. Industrial Engineering
- Median Base Salary:$64,381
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Industrial Engineer, Quality Engineer, Production Planner
6. Information Technology
- Median Base Salary:$64,008
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Programmer Analyst, Technical Support, Systems Engineer
7. Civil Engineering
- Median Base Salary:$61,500
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Field Engineer
8. Statistics
- Median Base Salary:$60,000
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Data Analyst, Statistician, Data Scientist
9. Nursing
- Median Base Salary:$58,928
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Case Manager
10. Management Information Systems
- Median Base Salary:$58,000
- Popular Entry-Level Jobs:Network Administrator, Help Desk Analyst, Business Analyst
榜单只有到了第11名,才看到大家熟悉的Finance金融专业的身影。显然,如果从毕业后的薪水出发,商科并不是“赚大钱”的首选。
即便高中生想申美本商科,在美国大学里很多商学院并不开设本科教育,只有到了硕士阶段,才有专门的商科专业。只有少数院校,比如宾大沃顿商学院、麻省理工斯隆管理学院,纽约大学斯特恩商学院,才在本科阶段开设商科课程。
去哪个学校学商科是个大问题,去学哪个专业是更重要的问题。不同的商科专业要求的技能不尽相同,不是简单“会赚钱”,或者是更简单的“想赚钱”就能进到名校的商学院。
商科也不是“一个”学科,最有代表性的商科专业是FAME四大专业,也就是Finance金融、Accounting会计、Management管理、Economics经济学另外还有多如牛毛的细分专业,比如不起眼但至关重要的Logistics Management物流管理,又比如久仰大名但又不知道到底是干嘛的MBA工商管理硕士。在下面这种图里,我们可以看到商科专业之丰富,每一个都有自己的专业知识,都有自己适合的学生。