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Top 5 Most Valuable Majors for Cashing in on College
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:31 pm
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A new report from The Cashlorette analyzed median incomes and unemployment rates for U.S. adults with only a bachelor’s degree across 173 different majors, ranking the most valuable ones in today’s marketplace. The report reveals that if you really want to cash in on your college experience, you better have a knack for math.
After crunching the numbers, The Cashlorette’s report found that the top five most valuable college majors this year are (drumroll please):
1. Petroleum Engineering
2. Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences/Administration
3. Geological/Geophysical Engineering
4. Mining/Mineral Engineering
5. Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering
The five least valuable college majors, according to the report, are:
169. Studio Arts
170. Human Services/Community Organization
171. Composition/Rhetoric
172. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
173. Clinical Psychology
To put all this in perspective, Petroleum Engineering (the most valuable major) has a median income of $134,840.88 and an unemployment rate of 2.38 percent. Meanwhile, Clinical Psychology (the least valuable major) has a pretty scary unemployment rate of 8.06 percent and a median income of $43,092.81.
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Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:32 pm to RLDSC FAN
Still #1 baybee
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:32 pm to RLDSC FAN
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169. Studio Arts
170. Human Services/Community Organization
171. Composition/Rhetoric
172. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
173. Clinical Psychology
So my General Studies Degree is more valuable than those?!
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:32 pm to RLDSC FAN
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To put all this in perspective, Petroleum Engineering (the most valuable major) has a median income of $134,840.88 and an unemployment rate of 2.38 percent.
This means nothing when a new grad can't get a job.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:33 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:
1. Petroleum Engineering
2. Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences/Administration
3. Geological/Geophysical Engineering
4. Mining/Mineral Engineering
5. Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering
None of this is surprising.
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169. Studio Arts
170. Human Services/Community Organization
171. Composition/Rhetoric
172. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
None of this is surprising.
quote:
173. Clinical Psychology
This is a little surprising. I wouldn't expect it to be toward the top, but below things like "Miscellaneous Fine Arts" is a bet I would have lost.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:33 pm to RLDSC FAN
Women's studies pays well I assume
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Where does OT Troll rank?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:35 pm to RLDSC FAN
What about home masturbator?
Always hear a jackpot sound with coins falling on that chaturbate site
Always hear a jackpot sound with coins falling on that chaturbate site
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:35 pm to LigerFan
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Where does OT Troll rank?
Can't put a price on that
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:36 pm to DustyDinkleman
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Women's studies pays well I assume
As does African American studies
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
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To put all this in perspective, Petroleum Engineering (the most valuable major) has a median income of $134,840.88 and an unemployment rate of 2.38 percent.
They're definitely nearly all employed, but not even close to all of them as actual Petroleum Engineers.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:Who could have ever guessed these 4?
The five least valuable college majors, according to the report, are:
169. Studio Arts
170. Human Services/Community Organization
171. Composition/Rhetoric
172. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
173. Clinical Psychology
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:36 pm to LNCHBOX
Yeah I don't think that unemployment rate is legit, unless they're counting PETE grads who work outside the industry
ETA: a lot of them are FEs which aren't real engineers. Source: am FE
ETA: a lot of them are FEs which aren't real engineers. Source: am FE
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
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2. Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences/Administration
What do you do with this degree and no graduate education?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
PETE unemployment rate higher than 2.38
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
Where does "Too lazy to go to college, so I joined the Army rank."
Cause that's me.
Cause that's me.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
A lot of engineering on that list. It's a shame so much money goes to nerds who won't do anything cool with it.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
Community organizer least valuable? Tell that to Al Sharpton
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:41 pm to Sun God
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ETA: a lot of them are FEs which aren't real engineers. Source: am FE
Even though I'm a civil, I almost took a job as an FE in cementing in 2012. In hindsight I'm glad I didn't. Probably would have got laid off very soon after with the downturn.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:41 pm to tketaco
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169. Studio Arts
170. Human Services/Community Organization
171. Composition/Rhetoric
172. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
173. Clinical Psychology
So my General Studies Degree is more valuable than those?!
Your Kindergarten diploma is more valuable than those
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