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Unemployment among recent college grads is at 9.3% -- but not for every major. The good news is, you can follow your skills and passions and still find a job. The highest-unemployment majors are often related to options that use the same skills, but offer much better odds of a job.

Forget about globalization studies or underwater archaeology, the hot majors for 2011 are still some of the most traditional. Of the 1.5 million bachelor's degrees awarded in the United States in recent years, business degrees were No. 1, followed by those in social sciences/history, health...

For the ninth year in a row, nurses topped the list of professions that Americans consider the most ethical, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday. Who do Americans trust least? Car salesman and members of Congress.

A Baltimore business has agreed to refund an estimated $177,000 to nursing students as part of a settlement over allegations it was offering education programs that wouldn't qualify consumers to work in Maryland, the state's Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler says. Malmil Ventures LLC, which does...

Breastfeeding your baby for the first six months of his or her life is not just kind to your wallet, it helps your country save money. A new study published in the current issue of Pediatrics says that if 90% of American mothers nursed their babies exclusively for the first six months, it would...

Are you in your 40s and trying to decide how to reinvent your life, as well as rebuild your 401(K) in time for retirement after its been devastated by the recession? You're not alone. Many women in their forties are now trying to restart careers, whether it's because of a job loss, it's returning...

For most of the last century, the idea of a female-dominated or even gender-balanced workforce would have seemed almost laughable. Even with a torrent of Rosie the Riveters and Mary Tyler Moores finding their place in the workforce, "breadwinners" were still a male-dominated group. However, with...

I worked my way through nursing school in the 70's by waiting tables at a steak house in Colorado Springs. It was great money, about $12-20 per hour, and included a free meal and drink. When I graduated, I took a job at a large hospital in Denver for $5.67 per hour. I quickly realized that I made...

Although I usually pack a book (or a couple of books) for my rides on the subway, I sometimes like to put the book down and take a peek at the other passengers and their books. While the tastes of my fellow riders tend toward romance novels, action adventure tomes, and "literary" fiction, a very...