Top 9 ineffectual graduate degrees in the US based on salary and unemployment data

Before you decide to take on a mountain of debt for a graduate degree, you might want to make sure you’re getting your money’s worth.

Here is a list of the top 10 ineffectual graduate degrees in the US, based on salary and unemployment data:

Human Resource and Personal Development: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $74,000 a year, on average. 6.8% of graduates are unemployed.

Computer and Information Systems: Experienced graduate degree holder earns $92,000 a year, on average. 5% of experienced graduates are unemployed.

Commercial Art and Graphic Design: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $65,000 a year, on average. 6.4% of experienced graduate degree holders are unemployed.

Social Work: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $58,000 a year, on average. 3.9% of graduates are unemployed.

Chemical Engineering: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $118,000 a year, on average. 2.2% of experienced graduates are unemployed.

Civil Engineering: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $104,000 a year, on average. 3.2% of graduates are unemployed.

Criminal Justice and Fire Protection: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $75,000 a year, on average. 3.3% graduates are unemployed.

Communications and Mass Media: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $75,000 a year, on average. 4.8% of experienced graduates are unemployed.

Computer Science: Experienced graduate degree holders earn $107,000 a year, on average. 3.2% of experienced graduate degree holders are unemployed.



(SOURCE: BUSINESSINSIDER, THESIMPLEDOLLAR, KTAR)