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10 Worst College Degrees to Earn in 2015

By Holly Johnson Last updated May 21, 2015

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If you want to be an actor !ust start acting " you don#t need to spend tens of thousands ofdollars on college. $hoto: %ic &c$hee

Before you decide to go to college " or more specifically before you agree to ta'e on amountain of debt to pay for it " you might want to ma'e sure you#re getting your money#sworth from the e(perience.

&ost people go to college to learn better themsel)es and prepare for a career and manystudents accomplish that goal. *ome use their college years to become wiser and more well-

rounded citi+ens either through e(posure to other students and their cultures or as a byproduct of their e(tensi)e studies. ,ther students go to college for the sole purpose of following their passion and there#s certainly nothing wrong with that. o be honest it#s hard to faultsomeone who has any of these goals in mind especially since college can represent such a hugein)estment.

nd what an in)estment indeed. ccording to ollege Board estimates the national a)erage forin-state tuition and fees at public four-year uni)ersities came in at 3 during the 2013-14school year. he total at pri)ate four-year schools was 3004. nd no matter who you arethat#s a lot.

*till it#s not all you#ll gi)e up. hose four years spent in college also represent a time where youwon#t earn much at all and anything you do earn will li'ely be used to pay for boo's li)inge(penses or student loans.

When College Doesn’t Pay Off

6egardless of whether you attend a traditional or online college most e(perts agree that a bachelor#s degree is still a good in)estment o)erall. he tragic irony howe)er is that manystudents will actually graduate worse off than they were before they started. here are plenty ofreasons why this happens of course and each case is different " but the main theme I#)enoticed is that in many cases failure can be directly attributed to their choice of college ma!or.

7i'e it or not some college ma!ors continually produce inferior results for the students who pursue them. nd unfortunately those results can lead both to trouble finding !obs and toinade8uate wages. hat 'ind of double whammy is indeed unfortunate for these graduates butit#s not hard to predict at all. 9hy Because the go)ernment offers up all 'inds of help for thosewho loo'.

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10 Bachelor’s Degrees to Avoi in 2015

s with most things a little 'nowledge can go a long way. In fact simply learning more aboutcollege degrees and their respecti)e outcomes could be enough to deter anyone from wastingtheir time and money on a path that is not worthwhile. hat#s why it is important to educate

yourself on what might happen if you pursue a degree without thoroughly researching what yourfuture might loo' li'e. fter all how duped would you feel to find out the college degree youearned was practically worthless

;ortunately we#re here to help.


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theatre arts degree is the perfect primer " for a career as a waiter in one of the finestrestaurants in town. Why? Because you don#t need a bachelor#s degree in theatre arts to act andyou definitely don#t need one to get hired for what is often a low-paying !ob.

he median hourly wage for actors was 22.15 in 2013 according to the B7* and an annual

median wage isn#t e)en a)ailable. $ro!ections entral notes that the demand for actors will onlylead to a 4> increase in employment from 2012 to 2022.

If you want to be an actor most e(perts suggest !umping in and !ust being an actor . udition for parts in local dramas and musicals or )olunteer to wor' behind the scenes if you#re moreinterested in stage production. &a'e sure to mentally prepare yourself for a lifetime of ups anddowns " probably mostly downs " and chec' your resume at the door because chances are noone will as' for it anyway.

&! 'ashion Design

rue most professional fashion designers hold a bachelor#s degree in fashion design or fashionmerchandising according to the B7*. Cowe)er many people enter the career without a degree atall.

In fact the most important 8ualities for a career in fashion design are the inherent s'ill it ta'es todesign clothing and accessories and an innate artistic ability. If you don#t ha)e those two thingsalready the best college in the world may not be able to teach them to you.

But the news gets e)en worse since securing a !ob in this field " degree or not " might not bethat easy. $ro!ections entral predicts that employment for fashion designers will decrease 3>in the decade leading up to 2022. ,f course pay isn#t bad for fashion designers who are luc'y

enough to ma'e it: &edian wages for 2013 were A3DA0. But it won#t matter if you don#t land a !ob to begin with.

5! (ociology

*ociology is the study of how societies function " interesting sure but that doesn#t ma'e it agood in)estment. &ost people who earn a bachelor#s degree in sociology parlay that degree intoa career as a social wor'er correctional officer probation officer or correctional treatmentspecialist. increase though.

9ages for sociology graduates aren#t all that e(citing either. he B7* reports that the medianannual wage for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists was 4440 in 2013while correctional officers and !ailers earned !ust 3550.


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)! *i+eral Arts

liberal arts degree is the laughing stoc' of college degree programs for a reason: it#s notspeciali+ed enough to prepare you for a specific career. hat#s why most liberal arts ma!ors endup wor'ing in an entirely different field such as real estate business finance or sales.

2014 B7* report e)en listed liberal arts ma!ors as a group that Efared poorlyF when it came too)erall unemployment. 9hat this goes to pro)e is that a bachelor#s degree in liberal arts mightma'e you a well-rounded person but it won#t necessarily help you get a decent !ob.

,! -icroelectronic Engineering

&icroelectronics is the study and manufacture of tiny electronic de)ices and instruments.*tudents who earn this degree often find wor' as semiconductor processors or e)en as materialengineers. he bad news is technology and robots ha)e replaced many of the !obs that wouldnormally be open in this field. In fact $ro!ections entral predicts that employment for

semiconductor processors will tan' 2D> from 2012 to 2022. &eanwhile !ob openings formaterial engineers will slip 1> during that time.

nd while median annual wages for material engineers came in at more than 0000 in 2013semiconductor processors only earned a median annual wage of 3350. *tudying technology isusually a great way to go but microelectronic engineering might !ust be too speciali+ed to payoff.

.! 'ine Arts

bachelor#s degree in fine arts could lead to a career in nearly any artistic field including music

sculpture animation photography or performance arts. he thing is practicing in your parents# basement or ta'ing a few studio classes could ta'e you down the )ery same path.

Gither way the outloo' isn#t all that bright to begin with. $ro!ections entral estimatesthat employment for artists could decrease by as much as 1.5> from 2012 to 2022. &eanwhilefilm and )ideo e(perts are only e(pected to see a 0.A> increase and photographers only a bumpof 4.3>.

B7* numbers also show dismal wages for these wor'ers. $hotographers for e(ample onlyearned an annual median wage of 220 in 2013. ;ine artists 42A10. hese numbers !ust goto show that unless you are truly gifted and dri)en art might be something you want to do in

your spare time while you pursue a degree in a field that ma'es more financial sense.

/! Cri"inal J#stice

Garning a bachelor#s degree in criminal !ustice might ma'e sense in certain situations " butusing it to launch your career as a police officer or detecti)e isn#t one of them.

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hat#s because according to the B7* police officers and detecti)es are not always re8uired toearn a degree beyond their high school diploma. Instead people entering these professions typically complete a training academy sponsored by their agency and perform a setnumber of hours of on-the-!ob training.

nd e)en if either of those careers did re8uire a bachelor#s degree in criminal !ustice the !obsmay not be plentiful when you graduate. ccording to $ro!ections entral employment for police patrol officers is only e(pected to increase 5.> from 2012 to 2022 and !obs fordetecti)es and criminal in)estigators only 2>.

10! Hositality an %o#ris"

he good news for lodging and tourism ma!ors is that employment pro!ections for this industryare mostly fa)orable. he bad news is the pay you can e(pect to earn with this degree canrange from o'ay to downright horrible.

7et#s start with hotel motel and resort des' cler's: Gmployment in these fields is e(pected toincrease by as much as 13> from 2012 to 2022 but the median annual wage was only 20400.&eanwhile !obs for lodging managers are only supposed to rise 1.4> during the decade and themedian annual wage for this profession is a mere 4A30. ra)el agents are e(pected to see a12.1> drop in employment during the same decade and open !obs for tra)el guides are onlye(pected to increase 3.A>.

'olloing o#r Drea"s Witho#t the Degree

It might be disappointing to learn that your passion might not actually be profitable but thatdoesn#t mean you can#t follow your dreams. If you lo)e art for e(ample nothing is stopping you

from ta'ing art classes on the e)enings or wee'ends. 7i'ewise those who lo)e theatre can become acti)e participants in their neighborhood or county theatre group or pursue a real careeras an actor by auditioning for parts li'e e)eryone else.

Hou can e)en ta'e your chances and pursue one of these degrees against all odds if you wantalthough many would ad)ise against it. But you may be happier and ultimately more successful pursuing a career you#re passionate about e)en if it#s not in a promising field than pic'ing alucrati)e ma!or and phoning it in.

he most important thing is to understand how much you#re borrowing for college and how thatfigure relates to what you#ll earn in the real world. In order to get some idea calculate how much

it will cost you to earn any one of these degrees and then compare that to the a)erage salary after college. If the numbers don#t add up thin' long and hard before signing on the dotted line.

In traditionally low-paying careers such as theater and the arts a looming debt burdenmight ma'e it e)en harder than usual to get by. nd since student loans aren#t usuallydischargeable in ban'ruptcy your decision is one you#ll ha)e to li)e with for a lifetime whether you want to or not.

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here#s nothing wrong with following your dreams but the wrong college degree might actuallyturn out to be a nightmare.

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G)ery time I read one of these tired admonishments not to study the liberal arts a little piece of me dies.

&y wife and I are both Gnglish ma!ors. *he also has a &asters in ommunication andteaches as an ad!unct professor.

I run strategy and she runs product mar'eting for different )enture-bac'ed tech start-ups.9e are s8uarely in the J2>J based on our incomes. 9e sa)e 50> plus of dual si(-figuresalaries.

,ur critical thin'ing s'ills and ability to translate between different groups of specialistshas led to )ery steady career growth for both of us.

I wonKt argue that data suggests that the ma!ors listed here donKt directly lead you to alucrati)e career the way that say an accounting degree would.

But as an e(ecuti)e and employer I can tell you that I would gladly hire anyone with the

abo)e degrees that:

-9ent to a good school and has a strong academic record regardless of ma!or -=emonstrates intellectual curiosity not only about business but about life and the world-Is self-moti)ated and disciplined-Cas done their homewor' and has a clear idea of what we do and why their s'ills ande(perience are a fit.

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ItKs true that degrees li'e ours are Jthe laughing stoc' of college degree programsJ amongsome people. But we are li)ing proof that your willingness to learn and wor' hard afterschool are e8ually ?and often much much more@ important than your undergraduatema!or.

more practical piece of ad)ice might be to consider your choice of LcareerL carefully.But donKt be misled into belie)ing that your choice of undergrad ma!or entirely predetermines the career paths open to you.

*o if curiosity or creati)ity lead you to one of the degrees listed here my wife and I wonKtlaugh at you. 9hether you end up as wealthy as us or not we admire people withcon)iction and a broader )iew of the world. But if you do ma'e it li'e we ha)e we hopethat li'e us youKll respect the different choices people ma'e instead of trying to dragothers down.

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notyourbusiness notyourbusines ;actbrowser D months ago

;actbrowser I hear what you are saying. But the argument being made by thesetypes of articles isnKt about whatKs possible itKs about that is $6,BB7G. Ine)ery single field there will be people who are earning high salaries. But the main

8uestion is what percentage of people in a certain field en!oy good salaries lotof people listed in the ma!ors abo)e do poorly financially. s a person whograduated with a B* in psycholoogy I can say from first hand e(perience thatfinding a !ob has been an absolute nightmare. I wor'ed at a mental institute for afew months and it was an absolute nightmare !ob. here is a glut of people withundergrad psychology degrees and the mar'et simply canKt absorb all of them. hesame could )ery well be true for a lot of other ma!ors on the list here.

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yes. he problem is people need to thin' outside of the bo(. Non *tewarthas a $sychology degree :@. here are a fair number of people inmar'eting. Hou ha)e to be smart and learn how to sell yourself. Hou would be surprised the le)el of incompetence that e(ists out there.

he biggest secret is how to get past C6. I lo)e C6 but seriously theyha)e no idea what a good candidate loo's li'e. *ay what you need to to sitdown with the e(ecuti)es or e)en owners. hen figure out what they want.I mean what they really want. 9hat would &aslow and *'inner and ;reudsay about them. 9hat do they want to hear 6ead their body language.

If you actually learned something during your degree. $sych ma!or cando a great deal. 9e 'now people and e)ery company wants to understand people better.

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Hou were e(tremely luc'y and probably had wealthy family members to help youout with your careers .

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JBut we are li)ing proof that your willingness to learn and wor' hard after schoolare e8ually ?and often much much more@ important than your undergraduatema!or.JI agree with youO willingness to learn and wor' hard is what it ta'es collegedegree aside.

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ounterpoint. :@

32> of billionaires do not ha)e a college degree ?famously Bill Pates,prah9infrey *te)e Nobs and &ar' Quc'erberg all dropped out of college prior tocompleting a degree and the dysle(ic 6ichard Branson dropped out of highschool@

Hes get a degree but =, %, go into debt to get it li'e I did. I do ma'e goodmoney but itKs doing a completely different !ob. &ost tech startups do not ha)emany people who hold Gnglish =egrees on the board. rust me I 'now. ctually

many do not ha)e degrees. hey ha)e good ideas and went out and learned whatwas needed to ma'e it happen.

nd if you want a better more learned society that has more to do with what isshowing on he 7earning hannel ?7@ and the %a+i hannel umm I mean theCistory hannel.

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77 I & *HI%P I* =, %, P, I%, =GB ;,6 =GP6GG. hat isgoing to limit you. Hou are going to ha)e to ta'e !obs that lead nowhere to pay onthose loans which will se)erely limit your options.

nd go out and learn stuff. 7earn how to weld. 7earn other trade. 7earn learn

learn. here is so much cool stuff to learn.

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*te)en *cott ;actbrowser months ago

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Nennifer a year ago

onsidering you need a bachelorKs degree to e)en be considered for a masterKs or doctoral program I fail to see how a bachelorKs in a field where you need a higher le)el ofeducation is a waste of money. hatKs li'e saying getting a high school diploma is a waste because you need a college degree for the !ob you want. s long as you understand thatyouKre done once you get your bachelorKs ?which most aspiring psychologists do 'now asdo aspiring doctors and lawyers@ itKs not a waste at all.

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I get your point. ,n the other hand if a BachelorKs degree in psychology is theend goal it might not get your far.

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ommunications is the R1 degree to a)oid Nournalism ma!ors were fairing 8uite well infinding employment according to this 2012 article.http://www.poynter.org/latest-

news/me... IK)e ne)er had a !ob in my ma!or but my !ournalism/mass communicationdegree has ser)ed me e(tremely well o)er the years. ,pportunities are what you ma'e ofthem.

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Colly Nohnson hris a year ago

I agree with you that opportunities are what you ma'e of them. It also depends onthe indi)idual and their wor' ethic. here are always e(ceptions to the rule.

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he author clearly has no idea of what being successful in these fields re8uires. Houcannot become a world-class artist by ta'ing a few classes or lessons from your localteacher. Hou cannot ma'e a career as an actor by !ust auditioning without any s'ill. nd

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certainly donKt ma!or in sociology because 7ord 'nows we donKt need more socialwor'ersO

I agree that debt load is a ma!or problem right now but that is the con)ersation we needto be ha)ing rather than steering students away from fields which are low-paying but

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Colly Nohnson 'rista!omiller a year ago

he fact that student loan debt is at an all-time high is part of the reason thecon)ersation about college degrees is an important one. &ost students simplycannot afford to go into debt for a degree that is unli'ely to result in a !ob that pays well.

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Peorge months ago

%early all of the ad)ice in this article is incorrect. IKll lea)e it at that.

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S Peorge 5 months ago

9ay to bac' your statement with facts of your own

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arlingtonwoman a year ago

By liberal arts degree do you mean any course of study resulting in a bachelor of arts

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Colly Nohnson arlingtonwoman a year ago

%ot necessarily. It is written to mean a degree in the humanities.

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lso moneyKs not e)erything. =o what you lo)eO

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nonymous a month ago

he 7iberal rts are useless degrees. G)eryone I 'now I who graduated with *G&degrees are far better off than their looney liberal arts counterparts.

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cademe is an industry conferring credibility on the untalented. In the arts it is anoutright rac'et.

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Cmmm as a nursing student who was sold a bag of goods about Jthe nursing shortageJIKd li'e to 'now where our !obs are 50> of 2014 graduating class wor'ed as %s thruschool and still donKt ha)e !obs. Cospitals wor' short staffed and donKt want to in)est time

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ry the houston t( area. I 'now a few hospitals hiring and my co-wor'ers wifefound a nursing !ob in about 1-2 months right out of college ma'ing A5' a year

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I ha)e a degree in 7iberal rts and I agree with this article on it. I went into businessinstead which is not 7iberal rts related. I did en!oy my learning in school but I do agreethat my ma!or did not prepare me to do anything in the real world. I had no technicals'ills after graduation and I was completely lost. It too' 8uite a few mista'es to figure outmy life and to be honest one of my regrets in life was that I chose 7iberal rts ma!or incollege. Nust my opinion IKm sure e)eryone is different.

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IKm not well )ersed on most of these degrees but I do ha)e some comments on the ;inerts degree. ;irst while itKs true that you can ha)e a career as an artist without the degreeyou will definitely learn things at a fine arts college that you cannot learn in your parents basement. he most important reason for going to school for an arts degree is the criti8ueyouKll recei)e from instructors and other classmates that will escalate your wor' to a le)elit would be difficult to achie)e otherwise.

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Colly Nohnson Nillian a year ago

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I !ust gotta laugh because %ic &c$hee ?the guy who too' the co)er photo@ is a college professor at a small liberal arts school with a strong heatre department.

Ce was my husbandKs computer science professor and is a really neat guy.

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