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Worst paying college degrees

Published: Thursday, May 13, 2010

Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2010 20:05

As graduation is just around the corner for the seniors, and many of us are still left here trying to find out our career path. There are many choices to be made. No matter what field, a college education is a necessity in the workforce but some degrees are worth more than others. In a recent survey conducted by PayScale, many of the degrees that are received in today’s colleges won’t even hold their value for long. Therefore, students that have certain degrees should consider graduate school or double majors.

1. Social Work: Starting salary $33,000
2. Elementary Education: Starting salary $33,400
3. Theology: Starting salary $34, 800
4. Music: Starting salary $34,800
5. Spanish: Starting salary $35,600
6. Agriculture: Starting salary $35,200
7. Education: Starting salary $36,200
8. Hospitality and Tourism: Starting salary $36,300
9. Fine arts: Starting salary $37,800
10. Drama: Starting salary $37,600

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