College Grad Career Options...SLP or Social Work?

[payton360]

I have just graduated college with a degree in Political Science (3.2GPA). I have plenty of on campus work experience and I'm trying to decide which option would lead me to better opportunities for the future given how bad the economy has gotten.

I have thoroughly considered all options and they are very interesting fields.

Option #1:
I'm highly considering on enrolling into a Post-Bach Program to complete prerequisite courses for Speech-Language Pathology. It includes about 8-9 classes. This is a specialized field that commands a very comfortable salary and even better for males in such a highly female-dominated profession.

Option #2:
My second option would be to accept a state job that I'm currently interning with and work for at least a year. Then attend graduate school to get a Masters in Social Work. With this career field, I am able to work in a variety of settings from Clinical to Administrative but of course, social work isn't a lucrative career path. I'm also afraid of burnout, but I guess I could possibly go back for a Ph.D and be a professor...

Any advice?

[A]

Congrats on your education. Good research. Sounds like low paying and limited job options. You want to add more employable education.
Congrats on graduating ABE at CNA.
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