November 20, 2011
25 college majors with the highest unemployment rates - CBS News

socialistexan:

  • 1. Clinical psychology 19.5%
  • 2. Miscellaneous fine arts 16.2%
  • 3. United States history 15.1%
  • 4. Library science 15.0%
  • 5. (tie) Military technologies; educational psychology 10.9%
  • 6. Architecture 10.6%
  • 7. Industrial & organizational psychology 10.4%
  • 8. Miscellaneous psychology 10.3%
  • 9. Linguistics & comparative literature 10.2%
  • 10. (tie) Visual & performing arts; engineering & industrial management 9.2%
  • 11. Engineering & industrial management 9.2%
  • 12. Social psychology 8.8%
  • 13. International business 8.5%
  • 14. Humanities 8.4%
  • 15. General social sciences 8.2%
  • 16. Commercial art & graphic design 8.1%
  • 17. Studio art 8.0%
  • 18. Pre-law & legal studies 7.9%
  • 19. Materials engineering and materials science and composition & speech (tie) 7.7%
  • 20. Liberal arts 7.6%
  • 21. (tie) Fine arts and genetics 7.4%
  • 22. Film video & photography arts and cosmetology services & culinary arts (tie) 7.3%
  • 23. Philosophy & religious studies and neuroscience (tie) 7.2%
  • 24. Biochemical sciences 7.1%
  • 25. (tie) Journalism and sociology 7.0%

(Source: robot-heart-politics, via green-street-politics)

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  1. kileyroseatkins reblogged this from speaksoftlyandcarrybigstick and added:
    fine arts 16.2% Humanities 8.4% Pre-law & legal studies 7.9% Liberal arts 7.6% Film video & photography arts 7.3%...
  2. speaksoftlyandcarrybigstick reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Ouch Miscellaneous Fine Arts and US History. Glad I didn’t go all out on both.
  3. jjjjasmine reblogged this from hidinginthesleevesofmycoat and added:
    awwww yeah, destined2fail
  4. notasirememberit reblogged this from titularhumour and added:
    shit I’m in clinical psych….
  5. homeainteverhome reblogged this from judelavv
  6. flutterunshy reblogged this from sanityscraps
  7. ohfuckitsoprah reblogged this from whatfreshhellisthis
  8. chen-jenchen reblogged this from sheikhmaat and added:
    Journalism is only 7%!!!!
  9. neverwillstop reblogged this from offbeatorbit
  10. recycledwit reblogged this from think4yourself and added:
    Well, looks like I picked shitty stuff to major and minor in, but what else is new right? But ALSO, I’m not unemployed....
  11. coffree reblogged this from beastmanbrett
  12. beastmanbrett reblogged this from mangobug
  13. mangobug reblogged this from therivanqueen and added:
    thatgeeklover:twelvefootmountaintroll:whatfreshhellisthis:socialistexan:...I guess I’m...
  14. therivanqueen reblogged this from thatgeeklover and added:
    clinical psychology is probably so high because most people who major in psych in their undergrad education want to...
  15. lollapulizer reblogged this from think4yourself and added:
    Oh look at that! History is number 3! No wonder I don’t have a job.
  16. think4yourself reblogged this from robot-heart-politics
  17. phantomqueen reblogged this from thatgeeklover and added:
    “Miscellaneous Fine Arts” oh no.
  18. colorsinconverse reblogged this from unforgettableineveryway
  19. egonoisvobis reblogged this from lastchildinwoods
  20. kaylarage reblogged this from loverwife and added:
    I don’t understand why library science is so high. Do you know how many libraries there are? At least one in every...
  21. i-louvre-art reblogged this from loverwife and added:
    Both of my majors are on here…
  22. hindutimes reblogged this from thatgeeklover and added:
    6: architecture… =’( (this is why we can’t have nice things)
  23. lastchildinwoods reblogged this from ibelieveinthis and added:
    Well at least I’m toward the bottom of the list…
  24. unforgettableineveryway reblogged this from moriartisans and added:
    EVERY SINGLE COLLEGE MAJOR OFFERED. HUH. THANK GOD I WAS ENCOURAGED TO DO PSYCHOLOGY.
  25. thatgeeklover reblogged this from loverwife and added:
    13: International Business *sobs* Economics part of my degree, DO YOUR MAGIC.
  26. puppiesandcupcakes reblogged this from vaguelybackward and added:
    well fuck. pretty sure journalism and international affairs are both on there at some point. wahhh. at least i have...
  27. generalglockenspiel reblogged this from moriartisans and added:
    To the next person to tell me that Music Education “will not get me a job straight out of college”: No.
  28. omgidgaf reblogged this from madamecasablancas
  29. moriartisans reblogged this from sherlockstark and added:
    Nice to see that pre-law and legal studies is up there.
  30. vaguelybackward reblogged this from megret22 and added:
    FUCK YES DODGING A BULLET WITH NEUROSCIENCE. Tip: Pick a major so obscure it never shows up on things like this :P
  31. socialjusticetavros reblogged this from aenaithia and added:
    everything i want to do is on this list too BUT THOSE PERCENTAGES CAN SUCK MY COCK I HAVE ANYWHERE FROM A 92.8% TO A 80%...
  32. downeylaurie reblogged this from sherlockstark
  33. aenaithia reblogged this from missmokushiroku and added:
    My potential master’s degree is number 4. Maybe I’m not going to grad school.