I've got a kid who's going to have to start thinking about a direction in life over the next few years. I'm not very confident in what advice to give, though I do think fields of study that offer practical training for an in demand profession are always en vogue. I'm not surprised to see CS, engineering, or nursing at the top of the list of least-regretted majors, but those tend to benefit from fairly specific personality types, and even then the industries stand to see significant disruption in the next decade.

Part of university should be about nurturing your own natural curiosity and exploring your interests. But ignoring the practical reality of the prospects of a good paying job in that pression is daft, especially with the ever increasing tuition rates. I hope he's able to settle on something like one of these few fields that satisfies his personal interests, offers a creative outlet and plenty of opportunity. The prospect of choosing a career on the first try that perfectly satisfies one's ikigai is daunting, especially when the stakes are so high. His personality is different enough from my own that I wonder if he might be happier with an entrepreneurial endeavor rather than something like engineering/CS. If so, I'll try to encourage that, but it's certainly a path that could likewise lead to regret. It's certainly an interesting time to be facing this decision and finding a place in the world.