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| − | This is another bigoted article by conservapedia.
| + | The '''worst college majors''' are fields of study that leave the student with relatively few job opportunities and often a distorted or ultra-[[liberal]] view of the world. Students incur an average debt in excess of $25,000 for attending college, and these college majors can leave such students without the ability to pay off their loans, which are typically not dischargeable in bankruptcy. |
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| | Adding insult to injury, [[liberal]] colleges have begun charging students more if they decline one of the '''Worst College Majors''', and study something of value instead.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-04-24/differential-tuition-increase-major/54513940/1</ref> | | Adding insult to injury, [[liberal]] colleges have begun charging students more if they decline one of the '''Worst College Majors''', and study something of value instead.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-04-24/differential-tuition-increase-major/54513940/1</ref> |
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| − | ==Undergraduate majors (Reviewed by top republican minds)== | + | ==Undergraduate majors== |
| − | #future of fox news studies | + | # [[Feminism|Women's studies]],<ref>"Women’s studies ... is disappearing from British universities. ... Students have begun to realise, too, that women’s studies is useless for getting you a job. It’s no coincidence that the subject’s collapse coincided with the introduction of tuition fees. The moment you start paying for something is the moment you consider whether it’s really worthwhile." [http://www.theinsider.com/news/639292_The_End_Of_Women_s_Studies_And_Other_Useless_Qualifications]</ref><ref>http://www.boundless.org/2000/features/a0000225.html</ref><ref>http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/why-is-gender-studies-dominated-by-one-gender-1.289830</ref> sometimes included as part of "gender studies"<ref>http://www.whitman.edu/content/genderstudies</ref> |
| − | #conservative studies | + | # [[Atheism|Secularism]]<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/us/08secular.html</ref> |
| − | #NRA studies | + | #[[Homosexuality|LGBT]] studies<ref>http://www.yale.edu/lgbts/</ref><ref>http://www.lgbts.umd.edu/</ref> |
| − | | + | # Black studies <ref>[http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/the-most-persuasive-case-for-eliminating-black-studies-just-read-the-dissertations/46346, The Most Persuasive Case for Eliminating Black Studies? Just Read the Dissertations. The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2012]</ref> |
| − | | + | # Hispanic studies |
| | + | # Film<ref name=georgetown>[http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf What's It Worth?] Georgetown University, July 2011</ref> |
| | + | # Puppetry |
| | + | # English [[Literature]]/Literary Criticism |
| | + | # Music Therapy<ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Dance<ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Interior Design<ref name="yahoolist" /> |
| | + | # Art History<ref name=yahoolist>[http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/110196/20-worst-paying-college-degrees-in-2010 20 Worst-Paying College Degrees in 2010] Yahoo! Finance, 08/12/2010</ref> |
| | + | # Sequential Art<ref>http://www.scad.edu/sequential-art/index.cfm</ref> |
| | + | # Surf Science and Technology<ref>http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/1645/Pages/CourseOverview.aspx</ref> |
| | + | # Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University |
| | + | # [[Evolution|Evolutionary biology]] |
| | + | # Journalism <ref>http://www.foxbusiness.com/slideshow/personal-finance/2010/06/28/worst-fields-graduates/#slide=4</ref> |
| | + | # Psychology<ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Fashion Design |
| | + | # Theater<ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Horticulture<ref name="yahoolist" /> |
| | + | # Human Resources<ref name="yahoolist" /> |
| | + | # Photography<ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Video Game Design<ref>One observer noted that not even the video game industry typically hires people who majored in video game design.</ref> |
| | + | # Forestry/Range Management/Wildlife Management |
| | + | # Environmental Studies |
| | + | # Outdoor Recreation |
| | + | # Fine Arts<ref>http://www.artcareer.net/faqs/job-market-outlook-for-artists-and-designers/</ref><ref name="yahoolist" /> |
| | + | # Anthropology |
| | + | # Sociology |
| | + | # History of Music |
| | + | # Climatology |
| | + | # Comparative Religion |
| | + | # Gaming Management<ref name="cat">[http://www.umac.mo/iscg/courses/gmdiphome.html 10 Worst College Majors for Employment]</ref> |
| | + | #Creative Writing |
| | + | #Ethnic Studies |
| | + | #Art History |
| | + | # Paralegal studies/prelaw<ref name="yahoolist" /> |
| | + | #Philosophy<ref>[http://www.toptenz.net/to-10-useless-college-classes-degrees.php]</ref> |
| | + | ==Graduate programs== |
| | + | #Law school<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/13/2894758/job-market-grim-for-recent-law.html Job market grim for recent law school grads] by Alejandro Bolívar, July 13, 2012, ''Miami Herald'', retrieved July 26, 2012</ref> |
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| | ==Courses== | | ==Courses== |