The best advice I’ve heard is that you should know yourself, and then do the research.
This is essentially the process I went on, but it took me like a year. I’ve come back to show you the streamlined process so you can get it done in a fraction of that time.
__________Step 1: Know Yourself___________
Keep a self knowledge document that you continually update.
Passion + Personality:
Take an Occupational Test (Included in self knowledge document)
Influence from society:
What does society imply you should major in?
__________Step 2: Do the Research__________
Guidance:
Intro
Guide to Choosing A College Degree
Additional Tips for Picking your College Degree
Major Tier List Videos
Difficulty:
The hardest majors
The average IQ of the bachelors graduate of each major
An interesting video
Money:
Does money really buy happiness?
Mow much money will my specific degree make on average?
How much money will my degree genre make in different job fields?
Regret:
The most and least regretted college majors
Additional References:
Statistics on Actual Jobs
Salary Statistics on jobs 10 years ago
What’s the average time people take to get their bachelors? (5.1 years)
Average Salary by State