Georgetown's list of useless college majors

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<p>Georgetown published its findings about recent college graduates majors and their earning disparities and their relative unemployment rates. Of course there are always exception to the rule. </p>

<p>The breakdown is as follows: </p>

<p>Fine Arts
Drama And Theater Arts
Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
Commercial Art and Graphic Design
Architecture
Philosophy And Religious Studies
English Literature And Language
Journalism
Anthropology and Archeology
Hospitality Management
Music
History
Political Science and Government</p>

<p><a href="http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Unemployment.Final.update1.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Unemployment.Final.update1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The same study identified 5 graduate degrees that does not pay off. </p>

<ol>
<li>Master of Fine Arts degrees</li>
<li>Computer engineering</li>
<li>PR, advertising and mass-media programs</li>
<li>A law degree from a fourth-tier school</li>
<li>Atmospheric sciences and meteorology</li>
</ol>

<p>5</a> Graduate Degrees That Dont Pay Off | Bankrate.com</p>

<p>That said, do you think schools should charge different tuition rates based on fields of study? </p>

<p>Kids, don't waste your or your parent's money. Don't contribute to the student loans fiasco. If your family is wealthy and you can afford to waste your money, this doesn't pertain to you. </p>

<p>I hope all the incoming class pick their majors wisely. My advice for my kids when they approach college age is to pick a professional major that is in high demand. If they insist on studying something from the above list, I will suggest they do a double major or a minor in conjunction to the professional major that will lead to so type of gainful employment.</p>

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<p>Interesting…DH and I both majored in subjects on that list 25 years ago and we did just fine. My nephew graduated fom Duke with a physics degree in 2006 and now works in Finance in SF. Yes there are lots of exceptions to the rule. </p>

<p>Don’t get me wrong, I, too, told my DS he needed to pick a professional major and minor in the “useless” subject. He took my advise. Time will tell!</p>

<p>Thanks for posting SicilianDefense!</p>

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<p>I believe it depends on regional differences. In california, the entertainment industry is huge, so the people graduating within that field with those “useless” majors have a great employment rate.</p>