For many students, majoring in finance is a proven pathway to a well-paying career and job security.

In fact, U.S. graduates believe that finance offers the best career prospects overall, considering today’s economic climate, according to a new survey by the CFA Institute, a non-profit focused on financial education. The group polled more than 9,000 current college students and recent graduates between the ages of 18 and 25.

While confidence about career prospects in finance increased over the past year, confidence decreased in other areas including STEM and healthcare, the CFA Institute also found.

However, finance ranks well behind many other majors when it comes to employment opportunities after college, other data shows.

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“For me, a career in finance represents a pivot to stability,” said Rafael Perez, 29, who is pursuing a Master of Science degree in finance at California State University in Sacramento. “I’ve been a creative my entire life, so discovering my affinity for finance was a relief in a sense.”

Perez says he still experiences some pushback from his peers. “When I tell people I’m getting an MS in finance, they often jokingly call me a ‘finance bro,'” he said. “Despite the negative connotations of the phrase, it also reflects an expectation of financial success and prestige.”

Students and their families are paying more attention to which college majors are most likely to pay off, and are putting greater emphasis on a degree’s return on investment, according to Peter Watkins, CFA Institute’s senior director of university programs. “There’s an awareness from students that they have to make sure the degrees will make them work-ready,” he said.