I guess the word "useless" is a somewhat harsh and subjective term, although the term: "useless college degres" yields lists from many reputable sources. Studying anything will yield some benefit for sure. It is certainly better than sitting around doing nothing. Earnings potential may be a better gauge for some.
Worst-paying college majors
Top ten by median salary within five years of graduation
Family and Consumer Sciences
$32K
General Social Sciences
$34K
Performing Arts
$34K
Social Services
$35K
Anthropology
$36K
Early Childhood Education
$36K
Theology and Religion
$36.6K
Psychology
$37K
Liberal Arts
$37.4K
Foreign Language
$38K
English Language
$38K
Miscellaneous Biological Science
$38K
Leisure and Hospitality
$38K
Fine Arts
$38K
Note: Five majors tied for 10th place. Includes full-time U.S. workers with a bachelor's degree.Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As of Feb. 9, 2022.
For comparison’s sake, a minimum wage job that pays $15 per-hour works out to $31,200 in yearly wages, if you were to work 40 hours every week. That pay is nearly on par with what you’d earn for a college major in family and consumer sciences — a life-skills college degree that ranks the worst in terms of median pay within five years of graduation, with yearly wages of $32,000.
Four majors — family and consumer sciences, the performing arts, general social sciences and social services — actually pay less than the median salary of $35,805 for full-time workers in the U.S., regardless of education, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Four majors — family and consumer sciences, the performing arts, general social sciences and social services — actually pay less than the median salary of $35,805 for full-time workers in the U.S., regardless of education, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Education Smart . org lists Anthropology And Archeology, Art history, Ethnic and civilization studies & Psychology as among their top 20 Most Useless College Degrees.
