8 College Degrees with the Worst Return on Investment

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<p>Is your kid on this list?</p>

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<p>The first thing I noticed was that for six of the eight majors, the “professional” shown was a woman. For the other two, religion studies and communication, no “professional” was shown. Gender stereotyping, anyone?</p>

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<p>It is simple - if you want to study to be a social worker, a teacher, a communications major, or an artist, don’t go to a college that will have a high net cost to you, after aid.</p>

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<p>These “studies” are really just plain old stupid. No one goes into the clergy thinking “I’m going to get rich”. Same with all of those professions. How about a study on jobs available with NO college at all (2 year, 4 year, certificate) and the earning potential of those…</p>

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<p>Some of those professions have good non-salary benefits. Health, pension, education benefits that may or may not have been taken into account?</p>

<p>I am the daughter of a theology PhD and a sociology PhD, however, so my view may be somewhat skewed ;)</p>

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<p>There is limited value in these surveys. It’s only one metric (cost/income). And rates “prosperity” over “happiness” which isn’t right, either.</p>

<p>But - knowledge is power. In case some people didn’t know. :)</p>

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<p>The usual fallacy: people who major in subject X only take jobs in which HR types typically cite a preference for that major. Not to mention the fact that they seem to have assumed that people would remain in near-entry level jobs in some of these fields–not all–for their entire 30-yr career.</p>

<p>To reiterate what I’ve said before, the people I’ve known people with undergrad degrees in sociology and psychology have had excellent, highly-paid careers in sales and advertising, in one case making six figures while still in her 20s. My friend with a major in communications had a successful career in corporate PR with both major companies and agencies.</p>

<p>The value of this sort of “study” is minimal.</p>