College Degrees That Could Leave You Unemployed

Want to give yourself the best shot at getting hired after graduation? Learn which majors to pursue this fall - and which ones to avoid.

By Anne Wynter

From folklore to discrete mathematics, it seems colleges today offer majors in almost everything. But unless you like the thought of perpetually crashing on friends' couches after earning your degree, you should consider whether your major would be a help or a hindrance to your post-graduation job search.
So to help you make a more informed decision, we compiled a list of majors that have yielded low and high unemployment rates for recent graduates*, according to the 2013 study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce titled "Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings."
While employment potential is important, a student should ultimately select a field of study that truly interests him or her, says Eddie LaMeire, a college admissions consultant and a former college admissions counselor. Of course, even if the student is dead-set on becoming a writer, for example, "maybe [they'll] pick up a minor in marketing after seeing the stats," he points out.
Want to know which fields could give you the best chance at gainful employment after graduating? Keep reading to learn more about some of the worst and some of the best.

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