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U.S. worst master's degrees for finding a job U.S. 2021

Published by Erin Duffin, Sep 22, 2022
The worst master's degree for job prospects was found to be counseling with a median mid-career salary of 50,676 U.S. dollars in 2021. Master's in social work and music were also though to have low job prospects.

Masters degrees with the worst job prospects in the United States in 2021, by mid-career median pay (in U.S. dollars)

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Release date

April 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

To determine the worst master's degrees for jobs, data was sourced from Payscale.com to determine mid-career salaries of workers with 45 of the most popular degrees. Data on employment projection was also sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistic.

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