College Degrees with the Worst ROI

[Unkotare]

What college degrees do you think present the worst return on investment? Not obscure things like East African Interpretive Dance or anything like that, but commonly and popularly pursued degrees. I was reading an interesting article about this just now and thought I'd see what everyone thinks.

 

[martybegan]

What college degrees do you think present the worst return on investment? Not obscure things like East African Interpretive Dance or anything like that, but commonly and popularly pursued degrees. I was reading an interesting article about this just now and thought I'd see what everyone thinks.

Probably things like communications, marketing and finance. Some of those jobs are pretty sweet, but there are a whole lot of jobs out there in those fields that are pretty meh.

I think a law degree currently would be due to the glut of lawyers and high costs of schooling.

Best ones? Accounting, Engineering, Comp Sci.

 

[Unkotare]

8 College Degrees with the Worst Return on Investment - Salary.com

 

[Mr. H.]

Mythology is pretty darned obscure.

 

[Wry Catcher]

Philosophy. I don't believe I've ever seen a want ad for a philosopher.

 

[dblack]

Philosophy. I don't believe I've ever seen a want ad for a philosopher.

My oldest is working on his PhD in philosophy.

 

[bripat9643]

What college degrees do you think present the worst return on investment? Not obscure things like East African Interpretive Dance or anything like that, but commonly and popularly pursued degrees. I was reading an interesting article about this just now and thought I'd see what everyone thinks.

Anything in the social sciences or the arts.