What's the 2015 job market going to look like and what college degrees will be in highest demand?

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I have a friend who is working towards his doctorate in psychology. I think he's really close to getting his bachelor's degree in psychology but he wants to continue on and get his masters and, hopefully, his doctorate. He'll probably be able to achieve that but we've both talked a bit about what his earning and employ-ability potentials are in the field and neither he nor I as his friend really have a good idea where he's going to (have to) go to to start paying off his debts from school and earn a living (hopefully) reflecting that level of schooling.

He probably won't have his doctorate by 2015, it really depends, but it got me to thinking (with the absolutely fucking crazy situation our country is in) just exactly what college degrees are going to be worth sinking that kind of money into in the job market of 2015.

An opportunity also opened up for me- kind of a pleasant surprise I guess- to sell off property I own and convert that into at least a bachelor's degree, if not a master's degree. Finally, a college education which could increase my earnings potential which is not that great at the moment, especially in Oregon. I would probably be able to live rent-free on a portion of that property so living expenses would not be very high and I'm kind of tempted to do it. I have the full support of everyone in my family if I choose to pursue this, which is emboldening.

But, LOL, I have no idea what kind of skills are going to be in demand with practically everything being shipped overseas. My natural inclination is towards a science degree of some sort, as I don't see liberal arts degrees being big money earners in the wasteland of 2015. I'm a guy pushing 40 who's been doing "ok" but I am starting to feel my balls in my throat when I think about how opportunities (especially in Oregon, which have never been good) are going to shrink as this country further declines economically.

I can't see the light of the freight train barreling down the tracks but just about everyone in my state can hear it.

Does anyone work in a field which tracks this sort of thing, or has experience or knowledge about where the job market is heading for college graduates? Most of the things I've read have not been that optimistic for college graduates unless they're the hard sciences, which makes sense, but...well...I toss it up to DU for ideas.

Any thoughts?

PB