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I changed it twice! lol. I went in as a History major, then changed to Theatre w/ an emphasis in Secondary Education. I dropped out for 3 years to move to Europe and then came back and decided to go plain Theatre for the fastest way to graduate.

lol. My degree is on the least lucrative list. Oh well...

@mrbee: Totally, right? Im greedy like that.

@mrbee: DH was in the Air Force and they moved us there. We lived in England, just north of London.

I chose Psychology before I even got accepted.

I applied as an engineering major. I changed to food science my third year because I didn't find an engineering career that looked attractive to me. My parents and advisors told me I was making a terrible financial decision. My engineering advisor told me I would never make any money if I switched to a "predominantly female field." Ouch. Fortunately she was wrong.

I started as music performance my freshman year and then switched to journalism my sophomore year.

I have a minor in music.

I started in Psychology. After some traumatic events freshman year, including my grandmothers passing, I switched to a BFA (art). My grandmother always thought I was a good artist and should pursue it. So I did! I ended up getting a masters in Interior Design after that, since I did realize that art wasn't going to make me much money.

I always stayed within the business school, but I changed my major three times. My final major was declared my junior year.

ETA: my husband was a computer science major (not part of the business school), but he realized he made a poor choice for him. He ended up wiggling his way into a bank internship and stayed on a financial analysis track. What he didn't get in coursework he made it up in experience.

I went in as Pre-Med but then found out I needed all these chemistry classes to graduate and was sucking at chemistry so I switched my sophomore year. Then all of a sudden chemistry came to me and I decided to minor in it - lol - but I didn't go back to pre-med - I stayed with Environmental Science

I picked mine 2nd semester of freshman year as well. I came in as a theatre major (big earning potential, I know :P) and was the world's worst theatre major. Seriously, I was awful at tech, I was awful at acting...I never cared too much about earning potential because I knew I wanted to go to grad school and be in a field I loved, but I didn't love theatre anymore! So I switched to Religion (I know, just as big earning, right? :P) and it was the absolute best choice. I am now pursuing my Master's and working as a Children's and Youth Pastor. I didn't have to major in Religion in undergrad--there are people of all majors, including, like, veterinary science, in my grad program--but coming in already having a strong basis of theological knowledge has been a huge asset in my grad program (and also helped me get a scholarship to grad school!).

I think what that NPR graphic indicates is that the days of going to college and studying whatever you are interested in and still landing a great paying job in another field are over.

I changed my major twice, the last time being my senior year...but my Master's degree is in a different subject entirely. Never too late to change again, I say! Oh, by the way, I'm a college counselor
I wish studies like this would use a more holistic measure of success than salary. Quality of life, time off, benefits, etc. I do not make what a petroleum engineer makes, but I have a lot more time off, and that is more valuable to me than any paycheck. I also grew up with elementary school teachers as parents, so my idea of the amount of money you need to be happy is pretty modest.

I started as a chemistry major with biology minor and I switched to biology major chemistry minor my sophomore year after I decided I wanted to go to dental school. More core classes i needed were in the biology department.

Junior year. . . . . of High School