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ALERT College Freshmen: Worst Paying Degrees!

0 Comments 12 August 2010

To all the Freshmen entering college with degree goals and all the Juniors who have decided to change majors at the last minute, take a look at this recent Yahoo article name the Top 20 Worst Paying Degrees.

In a world where jobs are hard to come by I am surprised some of these jobs are on the list. Anyone that says starting salary of 40k is a bad paying degree must live in a bubble, you have to start somewhere. Most of the jobs on the list are what I consider “passion” jobs, jobs that a person must love to do. I have included the list below in case you didn’t want to read entire article!

Degree	Starting Pay	Mid-Career Pay
1. Child and Family Studies	$29,500	$38,400
2. Elementary Education	$31,600	$44,400
3. Social Work	$31,800	$44,900
4. Athletic Training	$32,800	$45,700
5. Culinary Arts	$35,900	$50,600
6. Horticulture	$35,000	$50,800
7. Paralegal Studies/Law	$35,100	$51,300
8. Theology	$34,700	$51,300
9. Recreation & Leisure	$33,300	$53,200
10. Special Education	$36,000	$53,800
11. Dietetics	$40,400	$54,200
12. Religious Studies	$34,700	$54,400
13. Art	$33,500	$54,800
14. Education	$35,100	$54,900
15. Interdisciplinary Studies	$35,600	$55,700
16. Interior Design	$34,400	$56,600
17. Nutrition	$42,200	$56,700
18. Graphic Design	$35,400	$56,800
19. Music	$36,700	$57,000
20. Art History	$39,400	$57,100