13 Most Worthless College Majors, From Fine Art To Journalism
College students, both present and future, it is time to pay attention to some good advice, at least according to The Daily Beast. Are you ready to see the 13 most worthless college majors?
If you are in college for the sole aspect of landing a job that pays, it is best to avoid majors like fine arts, philosophy, and journalism. Why? According to The Daily Beast, these three lead to underemployment, based on a study done at Georgetown University about recent college grads.
The study took data for two years about recent grads and the jobs they found after college. Interested in the list for their picks of most useless or worthless college majors? Here are the top nine:
1. Fine arts
2. Drama and theater arts
3. Commercial art, graphic design
4. Architecture
5. Philosophy, religious studies
6. English literature and language
7. Journalism
8. Anthropology, archaeology
9. Hospitality management
The Daily Beast based their findings on multiple factors, including: recent graduate employment, experienced graduate employment, recent graduate earnings, experienced graduate earnings, and projected growth in total number of jobs, 2010–2020.
For example, the fine arts category, which is ranked number one on the list, breaks down as follows:
“Unemployment, recent grad: 12.6 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 7.3 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $30,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $45,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +5 percent
Related occupation: Craft and fine artist”
The commercial art and graphic design majors should also worry, as their major, which is not usually thought of as “worthless,” has also made the list. Its breakdown is below:
“Unemployment, recent grad: 11.8 percent
Unemployment, experienced grad: 7.5 percent
Earnings, recent grad: $32,000
Earnings, experienced grad: $49,000
Projected growth, 2010–2020: +13 percent
Related occupation: Graphic designer”
Even hospitality manager has made the list as a worthless major, which is somewhat understandable, although management experience is useful in other professions, other than the one this major is intended for.
With all of these majors being listed as “most worthless,” will college students be changing their majors? Somehow I doubt it. Coming from an English major (see number 7 on the list), my advice to college students is to major and work in a field you love. Who knows, maybe you will break the mold.
Check out The Daily Beast’s previous top 5 worthless college majors here:
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Posted: April 23, 2012
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Apr 26, 2012
does anyone else realize that there is no #4?
Apr 26, 2012
Yes, also the word "Architectire" is spelled wrong. This article is the most worthless piece of journalism.
Apr 26, 2012
The only thing separating a graphic designer from money is marketing ability – there's enough demand right now for graphic design to fill anyone's needs.
Apr 26, 2012
You get home from a long day at work and turn on the TV. It’s been a long week, so you think to yourself- maybe i’ll take the family to a movie on Saturday. Maybe we’ll even go on a vacation soon! We could visit museums and go to plays and see all sorts of fun attractions.
When you turned the TV on, nothing happened. There are no actors to entertain you.
When you went to the movie theater, nothing was showing. There were no advertisements to tell you that anything was showing, so you went to the theater to find out. Nothing playing. There is no one to film and create movies for you. Well at least your vacation will be fun, right? Not like there will be any plays to see and there won’t be anything in the art museums.
Well at least you have the shack you are living in that you made out of cardboard and sheets.
Not like you could find an architect to build you a house with all the money you’re making as an engineer.
Apr 27, 2012
Sad but true :T
Apr 27, 2012
maybe doctors and engineers could learn how to design a campaign advertisement or even make a movie or a painting…. NOT!
Apr 30, 2012
College may be one of the worst places to learn how to be an artist. It doesn't mean that Art is not worth learning about…. or it's not worth it to make art. It's kinda like the desert is the worst place to learn how to swim. College is an intelectual, creative desert to the potential artist. And better yet, this desert will set you back $30,000 to $50,000 in debt. You know how many art supplies you could buy with that?
May 6, 2012
Troy Rogers Its just to prove how worthless of a degree journalism is i guess.
Sep 9, 2012
Yes! Thank you. Do what you love!
Sep 17, 2012
There's been very little 'entertainment' in the last 15 years artistically that has fed my soul. You can keep 100% of what's come out of Hollywood in the last decade.
Sep 17, 2012
There's been very little 'entertainment' in the last 15 years artistically that has fed my soul. You can keep 100% of what's come out of Hollywood in the last decade.
Nov 3, 2012
I live by a" arts university.. not a single one of the students that's come out of there in 5 years has ever landed a job outside of barista or grocery clerk. the degrees they hand out are no better than bird cage liner.
Nov 3, 2012
you keep thinking that when your painting hand has gangrene in it..loser