Top Degrees For Recent Grads –

A recent Yahoo! Education article discussed top degrees for recent graduates.  The article listed five degrees with high unemployment rates and five degrees with lower than average unemployment rates.  The statistics in the article were based on a study by the Georgetown University Center on Education.  A few of the top degrees mentioned in the article were Finance, Marketing, and Business Administration.  The article also listed potential careers for each of the top five degrees.  Potential careers for Finance included Personal Financial Advisor and Financial Analyst.  Business Administration careers included Fundraiser and Management Analyst.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/dead_end_degrees.htm?svkid=EZPK&typeKid=14&srcKid=6&usid=f69c3535-0cb1-4767-bca2-1bc8addbbd95

Jim Sutliff

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US News MBA Rankings 2015 –

The US News ranked the top MBA programs for 2015 and three business schools tied for number one.  The three business schools tied for the number one rank are Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton.  The University of Chicago was ranked number four and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was ranked number five.  Harvard University had the highest full-time enrollment of the five schools at 1,851.

To view the US News rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings

Jim Sutliff

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U.S. Treasury Kids Zone –

The U.S. Department of Treasury site provides information on the Treasury, lesson plans for teachers, and a Kids Zone.  There are lesson plans for personal finance, currency, and financial literacy.  The Kids Zone has links for child friendly sites which include the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

To visit the U.S. Department of Treasury Kids Zone, please click here:

http://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/kids-zone.aspx

Jim Sutliff

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US News Best Jobs Rankings 2014 –

The US News has rankings for the best jobs in 2014.  US News ranked the top 100 jobs and also provides the rankings by industry.  A few of the industries in the rankings are business, technology, and health care.  The top ranked business jobs are market research analyst, operations analyst, and accountant.

To view the US News Best Jobs Rankings, please click here:

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings

Jim Sutliff

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Financial Career Sites –

There are financial career sites that provide career news as well as high quality job listings.  OneWire and eFinancial Careers are two career sites directed towards the financial industry.  The Ladders also provides financial positions on their career site.

To visit the career sites, please click here:

http://www.onewire.com/

www.efinancialcareers.com/

http://www.theladders.com/

Jim Sutliff

 

 

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MSN Careers –

MSN Careers has news, articles, advice, and a job search engine.  The search engine allows searches by location, job category, industry, and salary range.  Recent articles on MSN Careers discuss the fastest growing career fields, tips for interviewing, and career growth.

To visit the MSN Career site, please click here:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/msn/default.aspx

Jim Sutliff

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USA Jobs Career Site –

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management site, USAJobs.gov, is a free site that provides Federal job listings.  The site has a search engine that allows job seekers to search by keyword, location, salary, and agency.  The USAJobs.gov site also has an area specifically for students and recent graduates.

To visit the USA Jobs site, please click here:

https://www.usajobs.gov/

Jim Sutliff

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US News: National University Rankings 2014 –

Princeton University was ranked as the number one national university by US News.  Harvard University fell to second in the 2014 rankings.  Harvard was tied for number one with Princeton in the 2013 rankings.  Yale University was third in the rankings and Columbia University ranked fourth.  Stanford University and the University of Chicago tied for fifth in the rankings.

To visit the US News National University Rankings 2014, please click here:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/spp+10

Jim Sutliff

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Smithsonian Education –

Smithsonian Education provides resources for students, educators, and families.  Smithsonian Education has lesson plans for subjects that include science and technology.  The lesson plans are for grades pre-K through 12.   In addition, Smithsonian Education offers family friendly ideas for a visit to Washington DC.  Smithsonian also provides an events calendar for New York City and Washington DC.

To visit the Smithsonian site, please click here:

http://www.si.edu/

To visit the Smithsonian Education site, please click here:

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/

Jim Sutliff

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Federal Reserve Education –

The Federal Reserve Education site provides information about the history and structure of the Federal Reserve.  There are also materials on monetary policy, banking, and personal finance.  In addition, the Federal Reserve Education site has classroom resources which include lesson plans, activities, and publications.  Classroom resources are listed by grade levels and topics.  The Federal Reserve system has 12 districts throughout America and a Board of Governors which is located in Washington DC.

To visit the Federal Reserve Education site, please click here:

http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/

Jim Sutliff

 

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State Job Markets For Five Top Careers –

A recent Yahoo! Education article analyzed five top careers with high projected job growth.  For each career, the Yahoo! Education article lists the states with the highest average salary and the highest number of jobs.  The top five careers discussed in the article included accountants.  The states with the most accountants are California, New York, and Texas.  The article lists the median average salary for accountants as $63,550.

To read the Yahoo! Education article, please click here:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/job_pay_across_the_u-s.htm?svkid=HUYV&usid=beec4f0d-3852-48d6-bd47-39957ec2029f

Jim Sutliff

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US News Best Engineering Schools 2014 –

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was ranked as the number one graduate engineering program by US News.  Stanford University was ranked second and the University of California Berkeley was ranked third.  The California Institute of Technology finished fourth in the US News rankings. The three schools tied for fifth place were Carnegie Mellon, The Georgia Institute of Technology, and the university of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.  MIT was also ranked first for computer engineering and mechanical engineering.  The second ranked computer engineering program was the University of California Berkeley and the third ranked program was Carnegie Mellon. 

To view the US News Engineering rankings, please click here:

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings?int=e2a2b9

Jim Sutliff

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US News Graduate School Rankings 2014 –

US News will publish the 2014 graduate school rankings on March 12th.  The graduate school rankings will cover business, law, engineering, education, and medical school.  The US News Graduate School Compass will provide additional data on the graduate programs.

To visit the US News site, please click here:

http://www.usnews.com/education

Jim Sutliff

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Jobs By College Major –

Monster has an article that discusses the highest paying jobs by college major.  A few of the majors listed in the article are accounting, computer science, economics, and mathematics.  The highest paying jobs for an economics major are portfolio manager, management consultant, and data analyst.

To read the Monster career article, please click here:

http://career-advice.monster.com/salary-benefits/salary-information/best-paid-jobs-by-major/article.aspx

James Sutliff

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MIT OpenCourseWare –

MIT OpenCourseWare is an initiative by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that provides over 2,000 courses free of charge.  There are courses available in most subjects which include business, mathematics, engineering, science, and medicine.  MIT OpenCourseWare offers undergraduate as well as graduate level courses.

To visit the MIT OpenCourseWare site, please click here:

www.ocw.mit.edu

Jim Sutliff

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