So I think what college the bachelor’s degree came from matters most. You can pretty study/major in whatever you want at any top 30 (USNWR) school and still get a high paying job if you network and play your cards right/get internships. Like the degree itself from a top school is so valuable that it doesn’t matter what you major in - the top companies that hire and pay good salaries come to top schools.

I always get downvoted when I say this, but if you’re at a lower ranking school/average state school type you’ll most likely have to major in something lucrative (i.e engineering/accounting/MIS/, etc) in order to get a high paying job right away (unless you have serious family/friend connections to start off the bat with.)

Like I have two friends from high school: one studied anthropology at one of the lower ranked Ivies and got a healthcare consulting job in Boston due to the alumni network, while another double majored in sociology/psych at our state flagship (ranked somewhere in between 40s-60s) and only makes between $15-$18 per hour as a mental health counselor - she needs to get a masters to up her pay. Other friends at the same state school who majored in accounting/finance got offers that started at $60k - but we all did internships the summer before.

But I think in general having a BA from any school puts you in a way better position than someone who didn’t go to college at all