Nursing among top 10 undergrad degrees with best job prospects

Nursing was the sole healthcare-specific career to make a list of college degrees with the best job prospects, according to a report from job search website CareerCast.

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To determine the best college undergraduate majors, CareerCast evaluated data from its Jobs Rated report, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and trends from the Georgetown University Center of Education and the Workforce and the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Here are the 10 college degrees with the best job prospects, according to CareerCast:

1. Accounting
2. Business management
3. Chemistry
4. Computer science
5. Finance
6. Information systems
7. Marketing and market research
8. Mathematics
9. Mechanical engineering
10. Nursing

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