At the other end of the spectrum, leisure and hospitality
was the major with the lowest share of graduates working in
a job that required a degree. Although degree holders with
this major experienced relatively low unemployment, only
33 percent were working in jobs that required a bachelor’s
degree, while 63 percent worked in jobs that did not require
this degree. It is likely that many of the jobs such graduates
took were in the leisure and hospitality industry, and these
jobs often do not require a bachelor’s degree. Similarly, only
38 percent of recent graduates with a technologies major—
which provides practical training in fields such as electrical
and mechanical repairs, radiology, and biological technologies—
were working in a job that required a bachelor’s degree.
This finding may stem in part from the fact that many of the
jobs for people with this type of training often require only an
associate’s degree. In addition, many of the majors that provide
general training—that is, training that is not occupationspecific
or highly technical in nature—also ranked relatively
low on this dimension. In particular, only 40 to 45 percent of
recent college graduates majoring in communications, liberal
arts, business, and social sciences were working in jobs that
required a degree.