The ten worst paying college degrees

[Mik]

https://fortune.com/2025/05/19/some-degrees-really-are-a-waste-of-time-and-money-these-are-the-10-worst-paying-college-majors/

[Horace]

“Dancer” is probably an ironic occupation in that the amount you make is inversely correlated with your formal education in dance.

[Axtremus]

I wonder how these lists may be different in other countries.

[LuFins Dad]

@Horace said in The ten worst paying college degrees:

“Dancer” is probably an ironic occupation in that the amount you make is inversely correlated with your formal education in dance.

Bonus, the first $25K of income will be tax free…

[Axtremus]

@Horace said in The ten worst paying college degrees:

“Dancer” is probably an ironic occupation in that the amount you make is inversely correlated with your formal education in dance.

Say, @taiwan_girl, how do you feel about ?

[taiwan_girl]

555. Yup, probably true.

Kind of like musicians. Most people with degrees in music performance make their living in teaching, with maybe playing on the side. LOL

But I suppose you could have a degree in dance and still make money in dance the other way too. 5555

[jon-nyc]

Yes, my masters is in interpretive dance and I make 30k a month as a middle aged chippendale sex object.

[taiwan_girl]

@jon-nyc 555

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc you may be able to achieve the same without that master's degree in dance.

[Tom-K]

Yet in the past 10-20 years the people with these low paying degrees in education/social science had a huge impact on American culture and world view.

[Axtremus]

Well, do you want to change the world, or do you want to make money?