College students everywhere are carefully selecting their major in the hopes of landing in a secure field where the jobs and opportunities abound.  The NY Times has a three-page article about the elimination of archaic majors and the introduction of new ones.  Colleges and universities are actively seeking to produce students whose majors are proven useful. Historically, the statistics on people who actually work within their specific field of study have been relatively low.  Now, however, because of the economic crisis, folks want to make sure that their education is going to be put to use and be reflected in their paychecks.    Students must weigh whether the cost of tuition versus the risk of employment balance out.  Regardless of the type of education or training you are aquiring, one must guarantee that it will have a major impact, and hopefully in the area of finances.  It would be a wonderful world if we could afford to take courses just for the fun of it.  But in this day and age, there must be some financial gain waiting at the end of the course or the cost of tuition is simply not worth it.