What's Your Major? Cell Phones
It seems that Auburn University is now offering a degree in wireless engineering. This seems like a fairly specialized field, and I wonder if there's really much benefit to being a "wireless" engineer over just a regular electrical engineer. It certainly limits where you can work afterwards. Admittedly, wireless is becoming a bigger and bigger part of technology these days, but I'm not sure why anyone would need such a specific degree when they could learn about wireless technologies while getting an electrical engineering degree - and have a broader base to grow on.
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