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20 Worst-Paying College Degrees in 2010
yahoo ^ | Friday, July 30, 2010 | Lynn O'Shaughnessy

Posted on 08/07/2010 10:07:35 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Included among the 20 worst-paying college degrees are elementary education, special education, social work and child and family studies. That's the conclusion of the latest annual study of college degrees by Payscale, Inc. that compiled starting and mid-career pay for dozens of college majors.

Child and family studies earned the honors as the worst-paying college major. The average graduate earns a beginning salary of $29,500. What's equally discouraging is that the salary of someone in this field will barely budge after 15 years in the profession.

Food is another common theme for students who major in the worst-paying college degrees. Students who earn degrees in horticulture, dietetics and the culinary arts are more likely to end up struggling financially.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


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1 posted on 08/07/2010 10:07:38 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I read somewhere that the best degree is petroleum engineer. Go figure.


2 posted on 08/07/2010 10:10:31 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combatages Economist.)
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To: BenLurkin

This is not a problem. By the end of Obama’s second term, people will be directed to whatever degree is needed by the state. And all pay will be the same thanks to the pay czar.


3 posted on 08/07/2010 10:12:01 AM PDT by Honcho Bongs (Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. - Churchill)
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To: BenLurkin

good!
they were all degree mills to begin with—now let all hands in on the scam!
;)


4 posted on 08/07/2010 10:12:39 AM PDT by gunnyg (WE ARE BEHIND "ENEMY WITHIN" LINES, SURROUNDED, Our 'Novembers' Are Behind Us...If Ya Can "grok" it!)
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To: BenLurkin

One of my girlfriends is a personal trainner but she told me she made more working at Hooters.


5 posted on 08/07/2010 10:15:31 AM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: rbosque

Yup, the highest-paying degrees all involve math/science (except the Government major):

1.Petroleum engineering
2.Aerospace engineering
3.Chemical engineering
4.Electrical engineering
5.Nuclear engineering
6.Applied mathematics
7.Biomedical engineering
8.Physics
9.Computer engineering
10.Economics
11.Computer science
12.Civil engineering
13.Statistics
14.Finance
15.Software engineering
16.Management info. systems
17.Mathematics
18.Government
19.Information systems
20.Construction Management

http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/top-20-best-paying-college-degrees-in-2010/2600/


6 posted on 08/07/2010 10:15:53 AM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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To: Perdogg
One of your girlfriends? High five.
7 posted on 08/07/2010 10:17:11 AM PDT by optiguy (Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.----- Ronald Reagan)
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To: rbosque
I read somewhere that the best degree is petroleum engineer. Go figure.

The people who actually find a job in the field will make good money. It's a job where somebody who knows what he's doing can make $millions for his company, and a big screwup can cost $billions. It makes sense to hire the best. If you're an idiot, you will need to find another field, though.

8 posted on 08/07/2010 10:17:20 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Public healthcare looks like it will work as well as public housing did.)
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To: rbosque

It’s generally been “best paying” for at least 30 years.


9 posted on 08/07/2010 10:18:29 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: rbosque

Seriously? Any clue what a PE makes? You can’t go wrong with an engineering major. Pharmacy is a good one, six figures right out of school. One of my daughter’s friends from high school got a degree in Czech languages and studies (or some such thing) last year, still can’t find a job, go figure.


10 posted on 08/07/2010 10:18:38 AM PDT by McLynnan
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Glad I changed my major to economics! :-)


11 posted on 08/07/2010 10:19:28 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combatages Economist.)
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To: rbosque

#3 and just got a raise!


12 posted on 08/07/2010 10:20:18 AM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: McLynnan

Yeah- I’ve heard pharmacists do well, and it’s recession proof too.


13 posted on 08/07/2010 10:20:43 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combatages Economist.)
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To: optiguy

high five back!


14 posted on 08/07/2010 10:20:43 AM PDT by Perdogg (Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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To: McLynnan

go to this link for the pay of the top degrees

moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/top-20-best-paying-college-degrees-in-2010/2600/


15 posted on 08/07/2010 10:21:39 AM PDT by jimpick
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To: Perdogg

Sweeet!


16 posted on 08/07/2010 10:23:21 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

My guys are all engineers of one sort or another. They were all in the minority in their classes. Everyone else was Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, and so on.

All the girls were Asian.

This is at three different universities so it can’t be just a fluke.


17 posted on 08/07/2010 10:23:56 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: BenLurkin

LOL, my wife’s undergraduate falls into lowest paying category and mine the highest.


18 posted on 08/07/2010 10:23:56 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: rbosque

Yes, have to brag my daughter is halfway through her PharmD. I am waiting for her to support me. It’s a field where the demand is projected to be high through the next two decades. Nuclear medicine is another area with high pay and not enough qualified qualified people.


19 posted on 08/07/2010 10:24:00 AM PDT by McLynnan
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To: rbosque

I wonder about fields such as women’s studies, black studies, gay studies, etc. Some colleges offer majors in these fields. But I can’t see how someone with a degree in women’s studies has any marketability in the job market.


20 posted on 08/07/2010 10:27:04 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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