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. As a result of poor job prospects, students in the worst college majors may resort to being [[Career student|career students]].
Adding insult to injury, many public 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> Incidentially, a study by ''USA Today'' and the non-profit Education Sector showed that 514 colleges are more likely to produce defaults in student loans than graduates.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/03/514-Colleges-Have-Higher-Default-Rates-Than-Graduation-Rates</ref>
In addition, college matters less and less to employers. The number of degree-less hires is trending way up at [[Google]]. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/business/in-head-hunting-big-data-may-not-be-such-a-big-deal.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1& In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal, NYTimes, June 19, 2913]</ref> President of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy wrote in the Wall Street Journal, “Many liberal-arts graduates, even from the best schools, aren’t getting jobs in part because they didn’t learn much in school.” <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/02/10/sorry-left-and-right-no-job-requires-a-college-degree/ Sorry Left AND Right, No Job Requires A College Degree, Forbes.com, February 10, 2013]</ref>
==Undergraduate majors==
# [[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>
# [[Atheism|Secularism]]<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/us/08secular.html</ref>
#[[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]]. See also: [[Evolutionary biology careers]]
# 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 and Leisure Studies
# 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
# Paralegal studies/prelaw<ref name="yahoolist" />
#Philosophy<ref>[http://www.toptenz.net/to-10-useless-college-classes-degrees.php]</ref>
#Theology & Religious Vocations<ref name="georgetown" />
#United States History<ref name="georgetown" />
#Islamic Studies <ref>http://colleges.collegetoolkit.com/colleges/browse/majors/byid/islamic_studies/38.0205.aspx </ref>
==Graduate programs==
#Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology<ref name=bankrate>[http://www.bankrate.com/finance/college-finance/graduate-degrees-dont-pay-off.aspx 5 Graduate Degrees That Don't Pay Off] Bankrate.com</ref>
#Computer Engineering<ref name="bankrate" />
#Fine Arts<ref name="bankrate" />
#Law (from a low-ranked school)<ref name="bankrate" /><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>
#PR, Advertising & Mass-Media<ref name="bankrate" />
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==Courses==
# The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media. - Skidmore College <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/27/your-kids-new-college-course-the-sociology-of-miley-cyrus/#ixzz2xE9fPqF4 Your kid’s new college course: ‘The Sociology of Miley Cyrus’ DailyCaller.com, March 27, 2014]</ref>
# Politicizing Beyoncé: Rutgers University class from the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. <ref>[http://www.jammiewf.com/2014/higher-education-rutgers-university-offers-class-on-beyonce/ Higher Education: Rutgers University Offers Class on Beyonce, Jammie Wearing Fools, Jan 31, 2014]</ref>
# Contemporary American Culture: The Fifty Shades Trilogy - American University <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/12/29/American-Univeristy-to-Offer-Course-on-Fifty-Shades-of-Grey UNIVERSITY TO OFFER COURSE STUDYING 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' TRILOGY, Breitbart, December 29, 2012]</ref>
# The Colbert Report: American Satire Writing Seminar - Boston University <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cody-brotter/bu-offers-stephen-colbert_b_810122.html Class Credit for Colbert College Course, Huffington Post, January 18, 2011]</ref>
# Understanding Obama - Harvard Law School <ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/harvard-law-offering-understanding-obama-course-taught-by-obama-mentor/</ref>
# Revolutionary Marxism - Portland State University <ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/portland-state-university-offering-revolutionary-marxism-course-and-wait-until-you-see-the-syllabus/ </ref>
# Why Occupy Wall Street? The History and Politics of Debt and Finance - New York University <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/12/09/n-y-u-to-offer-classes-on-occupy-wall-street/ N.Y.U. To Offer Classes On Occupy Wall Street, Weasel Zippers, December 9, 2011]</ref>
# Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement - Columbia University <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2012/01/02/occupy-101/ Columbia University to Offer ‘Occupy 101′ Course, January 2, 2012]</ref>
# Football Culture
# Queer Musicology – UCLA
# The Science of Harry Potter – Frostburg University <ref>CBS News: ''Harry Potter Goes To College: Professor Uses Boy Wizard To Explores Links Between Magic, Science'', by Bootie Cosgrove-Mather, Sept. 26, 2003 [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/19/national/main584456.shtml] ''...Frostburg State President Catherine R. Gira said she isn't worried that some may view a Harry Potter class as trivial. "Irrespective of the specific title of the course, the 'magic' in the fiction is being analyzed by applying concepts of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering. This honors course creatively packages scientific principles in a contemporary way that will interest today's students," Gira said.''</ref>
# Native American Feminism - University of Michigan
# Cyber Feminism - Cornell University
# Feminist New Black Man - Occidental College <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Jason Mattera At CPAC, YouTube]</ref>
# Philosophy and Star Trek – Georgetown University in Washington <ref> [http://courses.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=View&CourseID=PHIL-180 Georgetown University Course Listing]</ref>
# The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Odyssey of Jay-Z – Georgetown University <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/#ixzz1fPkYhzqX Jay-Z's street rhymes a Georgetown college course]</ref>
# Emotional Literacy<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076368/Schools-councils-waste-300-000-useless-emotional-literacy-course-faraway-island-sun.html</ref>
# Media Genres, the study of zombies - University of Baltimore <ref>[http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/university-of-baltimore-pop-culture-class-focuses-on-zombies/19625044?test=latestnews College Course Preps Pupils for Zombie Apocalypse, AOL News, September 9, 2010]</ref>
# The Science of Superheroes - UC Irvine <ref>[http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/11/14/the-top-8-california-schools-that-are-like-totally-wasting-your-money/ The Top 8 California Schools that Are, Like, Totally Wasting Your Money, NewsRealBlog, November 14, 2010]</ref>
# Field Equipment Operation (tractor driving) - UC Davis
# Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture - UC San Diego
# History of Surfing - UC Santa Barbara
# Labor Studies - UM Saint Louis & UM Kansas City <ref>[http://www.thehotjoints.com/2011/04/25/video-college-course-teaches-violent-union-tactics/ Video: College Course Teaches Violent Union Tactics, The Hot Joints, April 25, 2011]</ref>
# Arguing with Judge Judy - UC Berkeley
# Self-Esteem - Cal State Fresno
# Gaga for Lady Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity- University of Virginia-Charlottesville<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/10/lady-gaga-college-class_n_712540.html</ref>
# Pilot Brewery (brewmaster) - UC Davis
# Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence - UC Berkeley
# Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources - Texas Tech University <ref>[http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/courses/NRM.php Texas Tech University Course Listing]</ref>
# Introduction to social networking
#The Mythology of Harry Potter-UCLA
#History of Weaving-UC Berkeley
#The Simpsons and the American Family-Hampshire College
#From DNA to Homosapiens - MCLA
#LGBT “Sensitivity Training” - Georgetown University <ref>[http://kiradavis.net/exclusive-georgetown-allegedly-suspends-student-for-refusing-lgbt-training/ Exclusive: Georgetown Allegedly Suspends Student for Refusing LGBT Training, KiraDavis.net, July 23, 2012]</ref>
#Getting dressed-Princeton University <ref>http://www.universitynavigator.com/university-blog/most-ridiculous-courses-you-can-opt-for.html</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Academia and intellectual development]]
*[[Atheism and academia]]
*[[Atheist indoctrination]]
==Workshops==
#Yale hosts a workshop on the acceptance of bestiality, incest and prostitution. <ref>[http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4646 Yale hosts workshop teaching sensitivity to bestiality, CampusReform.org march 5, 2013]</ref>
#Brown University workshop "The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure." <ref>[http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4668 Brown University to teach male students how to attain ‘prostate pleasure’]</ref>
#University of Tennessee sponsors six-day event called 'Sex Week' <ref>[http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/university-of-tennessee-uses-student-fees-to-host-lesbian-bondage-expert.html University of Tennessee Uses Student Fees to Host Lesbian Bondage Expert]</ref>
#New York University sponsors Strap-On Play, Sex Toys 101, and Oral Sex Tips, part of the bigger event called “Babeland: Queer Student Night with NYU LGBTQ Student Center. <ref>[http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=5019
NYU offers ‘Strap-On Play,’ ‘Sex Toys 101’ workshops for LGBTQ students, CampusReform.com, August 27, 2013]</ref>
#Marquette University, Brown University and Columbia University to host Femsex workshop. Topics include orgasms, masturbation, sex, kink and explicit coloring books. <ref>[http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=5050 Catholic college to host controversial 'Femsex' workshop with 'C--t Coloring' and 'pleasure point' CampusReform.com, September 10, 2013]</ref>
#Hamilton College in New York and University of Minnesota host Orgasm workshop for female undergrad students. <ref>[http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=5104 College to host orgasm workshop for female undergrads, CampusReform.com, September 25, 2013]</ref>
#University Of Arizona is to hold the Condom Olympics, students to be involved in a condom-wrapped egg toss, condom art, and a condom scavenger hunt. <ref>[http://www.ijreview.com/2014/02/115262-meanwhile-university-arizona-plans-condom-olympics/ Meanwhile, University Of Arizona Plans ‘Condom Olympics’, IJReview.com, February 15, 2014]</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.bankrate.com/finance/college-finance/graduate-degrees-dont-pay-off.aspx?ec_id=m1117367#slide=1 5 graduate degrees that don't pay off]
*[http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/Unemployment.Final.update1.pdf Unemployment rates and earnings for college majors - Georgetown University report - 2012]
* [http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf What's It Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors] - Comprehensive report at [[Georgetown University]] website
* [http://learnfinancialplanning.com/best-worst-college-majors-degree/ Best and Worst College Majors]
* [http://www.toptenz.net/to-10-useless-college-classes-degrees.php Top 10 Useless College Degrees & Classes]
* [http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/10-college-majors-lowest-unemployment-rates-163049193.html College majors with lowest unemployment]
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