This is according to The Wall Street Journal, which looked at how 173 college majors fare on the job market in terms of employment and pay, based on 2010 US census data
20 HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY DEGREE:
4. LIBRARY SCIENCE – 15.0%
5. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 10.9%
6. ARCHITECTURE – 10.6%
7. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – 10.4%
8. MISCELLANEOUS PSYCHOLOGY – 10.3%
9. LINGUISTICS AND COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE – 10.2%
10. COMPUTER ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY – 9.5%
11. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS & ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, TIE – 9.2%
12. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – 8.8%
13. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – 8.5%
14. HUMANITIES & ELECTRICAL AND MECHANIC REPAIRS AND TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 8.4%
15. GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES – 8.2%
16. COMMERCIAL ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN – 8.1%
17. STUDIO ARTS – 8.0%
18. PRE-LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES – 7.9%
19. MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE & COMPOSITION AND SPEECH, TIE – 7.7%
20. LIBERAL ARTS – 7.6%
20 HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY DEGREE:
- 1. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY – 19.5%
- 2. MISCELLANEOUS FINE ARTS – 16.2%
4. LIBRARY SCIENCE – 15.0%
5. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 10.9%
6. ARCHITECTURE – 10.6%
7. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – 10.4%
8. MISCELLANEOUS PSYCHOLOGY – 10.3%
9. LINGUISTICS AND COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE – 10.2%
10. COMPUTER ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY – 9.5%
11. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS & ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, TIE – 9.2%
12. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – 8.8%
13. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – 8.5%
14. HUMANITIES & ELECTRICAL AND MECHANIC REPAIRS AND TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 8.4%
15. GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES – 8.2%
16. COMMERCIAL ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN – 8.1%
17. STUDIO ARTS – 8.0%
18. PRE-LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES – 7.9%
19. MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE & COMPOSITION AND SPEECH, TIE – 7.7%
20. LIBERAL ARTS – 7.6%
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