There's been a debate raging about whether college is worth thecost. The New York Times weighed in with a story recently saying it was a good deal if a collegedegree was earned.
|Still, not all degrees are the same when it comes to earningpower at a job. Recently, we looked at the 30 Best Paying College Majors: 2014. Engineering fields tookmany of the top spots in the survey of 129 majors.
|Now we turn our attention to which pay the worst. Of course,salary isn't the only consideration when choosing a career, but itcan't be denied that the more one earns the faster those studentloans can be paid off. Still, the careers on our list might lead topersonal fulfillment that can't be measured in monetary terms.
|(Related: 15 Cheapest Colleges With Best Job Value)
|The rankings below are based on data collected by payscale.comfrom 1,000 universities and include graduates with bachelor'sdegrees only. The universities surveyed include 88% of U.S. schoolswith an enrollment of more than 5,0000. We sorted them by startingsalary down to the lowest and included information and ranking formid-career pay.
|Take a look at the 30 Worst Paying College Majors: 2014.
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30. Liberal Arts
|Starting Salary: $36,900
|Mid-Career Salary: $60,500 (86th, tie)
|29. Psychology
|Starting Salary: $36,300
|Mid-Career Salary: $60,700(85th)
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28 (tie). Photography
|Starting Salary: $36,200
|Mid-Career Salary: $55,500(110th)
|28 (tie). Theater
|Starting Salary: $36,200
|Mid-Career Salary: $58,600 (96th,tie)
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28 (tie). Anthropology
|Starting Salary: $36,200
|Mid-Career Salary: $61,400(83rd)
|25. Art
|Salary: $36,100
|Mid-Career Salary: $57,100(103rd)
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24. Interior Design
|Starting Salary: $36,000
|Mid-Career Salary: $59,300(91st)
|23 (tie). HumanDevelopment
|Starting Salary: $35,900
|Mid-Career Salary: $48,000(125th)
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23 (tie). Public Health
|Starting Salary: $35,900
|Mid-Career Salary: $56,500(106th)
|21 (tie). Music
|Starting Salary: $35,700
|Mid-Career Salary: $51,400(119th)
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21 (tie). Hospitality &Tourism
|Starting Salary: $35,700
|Mid-Career Salary: $62,600(81st)
|19 (tie). Drama
|Starting Salary: $35,600
|Mid-Career Salary: $56,300 (107th,tie)
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19 (tie). Kinesiology
|Starting Salary: $35,600
|Mid-Career Salary: $60,400 (88th,tie)
|17. Biblical Studies
|Starting Salary: $35,400
|Mid-Career Salary: $50,800(123rd)
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16. Criminal Justice
|Starting Salary: $35,300
|Mid-Career Salary: $58,400(98th)
|15. Horticulture
|Starting Salary: $35,200
|Mid-Career Salary: $50,900(122nd)
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14 (tie). Recreation & LeisureStudies
|Starting Salary: $35,000
|Mid-Career Salary: $51,900(118th)
|14 (tie). ParalegalStudies
|Starting Salary: $35,000
|Mid-Career Salary: $53,000(116th)
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12 (tie). Physical EducationTraining
|Starting Salary: $34,900
|Mid-Career Salary: $56,300 (107th,tie)
|12 (tie). ReligiousStudies
|Starting Salary: $34,900
|Mid-Career Salary: $57,900(101st)
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10 (tie). AthleticTraining
|Starting Salary: $34,800
|Mid-Career Salary: $46,900(126th)
|10 (tie). Culinary Arts
|Starting Salary: $34,800
|Mid-Career Salary: $51,100(120th)
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8. Theology
|Starting Salary: $34,000
|Mid-Career Salary: $52,200(117th)
|7. Special Education
|Starting Salary: $33,800
|Mid-Career Salary: $49,600(124th)
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6. Animal Science
|Starting Salary: $33,600
|Mid-Career Salary: $55,200 (112th,tie)
|5. Social Work
|Starting Salary: $33,000
|Mid-Career Salary: $46,600(127th)
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4. Broadcast Journalism
|Starting Salary: $32,700
|Mid-Career Salary: $68,800(69th)
|3. Exercise Science
|Starting Salary: $32,600
|Mid-Career Salary: $51,000(121st)
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2. Elementary Education
|Starting Salary: $32,200
|Mid-Career Salary: $45,300(128th)
|1. Child & FamilyStudies
|Starting Salary: $30,300
|Mid-Career Salary: $37,200(129th)
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