Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, or Child Development. I'm stuck on which one...lol. ;(

[UptonSinclair]

Before deciding on a major, it helps to decide what you intend to do with the degree. At that point, you can jump on a site like indeed.com and see what degree titles the job descriptions are requesting. I agree with Sanantone that the content of a degree is going to be far more important than the title of the degree. In today's economy, the social science fields are typically not a path to good pay. Personally, I wouldn't touch a Social Science degree without the intention of pursuing a Master's degree and even then I wouldn't do it expecting to make a good living. I tend to view the Social Sciences as those fields where people are willing to accept horrible pay out of a desire to help others.

I have a great respect for people who become teachers, but our society doesn't seem to have the same respect. The starting pay for teachers here in Colorado is in the $32k range NEA - 2011-2012 Average Starting Teacher Salaries by State and the last opening I know of in our town had over 200 applicants.

It seems like there are an abundance of people entering college and pursuing the degrees that don't require a bunch of math or science. Unfortunately, there are not enough jobs for these folks when they graduate.