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| − | The '''AITA for accidentally starting WW2? | + | 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. |
| − | For context, this story takes place recently on September 28th 1918. So, I’m a normal soldier in the British army, (M27) and I’m fighting in the French village of Marcoing against the German army. I serve in the 5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment by the way.
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| − | Anyways, in my line of fire is a man with a very weird kinda small mustache, and he seems wounded. He didn’t even bother to shoot me. He seemed like he was gonna die in a matter of minutes anyway so I was like you know what? Why not let him go. Anyways, he nodded thanks and walked off.
| + | 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>https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-04-24/differential-tuition-increase-major/54513940/1</ref> Incidentally, 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>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/03/514-Colleges-Have-Higher-Default-Rates-Than-Graduation-Rates</ref> |
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| − | However about 21 years later I’m watching my television as I just repaired it, and I see some army of people with a weird wavy symbol they wear on their arms or something. And then I realize their leader has the same mustache and face as the guy I spared! That’s so WACKY!
| + | In addition, college matters less and less to employers. The number of degree-less hires is trending way up at [[Google]].<ref>[https://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, 2013]</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>[https://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> |
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| − | Anyways there’s some kind of second Great War coming up because the mustache man I spared is invading something I don’t know it’s probably nothing.
| + | ==Undergraduate majors== |
| − | | + | # American Indian/Native/Indigenous studies |
| − | Just came on this subreddit to ask AITA?''' are fields of study that leave the student with relatively few job opportunities and often a distorted or ultra-[[liberal]] view of the world. Stude
| + | # Animal Science<ref name="kiplinger" /> |
| | + | # Anthropology/Archeology<ref name="yahoo1" /> |
| | + | # Art History<ref name=kiplinger>[http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/college/T012-S001-worst-college-majors-for-your-career/index.html] Kiplinger, May 2015</ref><ref name="collegecrunch" /> |
| | + | # Black studies |
| | + | # Business Administration/Management<ref name=yahoo2>[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-worst-majors-for-finding-a-good-job-211340394.html] Yahoo Finance, June 2013</ref> |
| | + | # Child and Family Studies<ref name="kiplinger" /> |
| | + | # Climatology |
| | + | # Comedic Arts <ref>[http://www.hngn.com/articles/102255/20150619/emerson-college-boston-offer-comedy-major-2016.htm Emerson College in Boston to Offer Comedy Major in 2016]</ref> |
| | + | # Commercial Art/Graphic Design<ref name="yahoo1" /> |
| | + | # Communications<ref name="collegecrunch" /> |
| | + | # Comparative Religion |
| | + | # Creative Writing |
| | + | # Criminal Justice<ref name="yahoo2" /> |
| | + | # Culinary Arts<ref name="kiplinger" /> |
| | + | # Dance<ref name="collegecrunch" /><ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Drama/Theater<ref name="yahoo2" /><ref name="georgetown" /> |
| | + | # Economics (without a numerate bias)<ref name="yahoo2" /> |
| | + | # English [[Literature]]/Literary Criticism<ref name="yahoo1" /> |
| | + | # Environmental Studies |
| | + | # Exercise Science<ref name="kiplinger" /> |
| | + | # Fashion Design |
| | + | # Film/Video<ref name="yahoo1" /><ref name=georgetown>[http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/whatsitworth-complete.pdf What's It Worth?] Georgetown University, July 2011</ref> |
| | + | # Fine Arts<ref name="yahoo1" /><ref>http://www.artcareer.net/faqs/job-market-outlook-for-artists-and-designers/</ref> |
| | + | # Forestry/Range Management/Wildlife Management |
| | + | # Gaming Management<ref name="cat">[http://www.umac.mo/iscg/courses/gmdiphome.html 10 Worst College Majors for Employment]</ref> |
| | + | # Golf Management – University of Birmingham / Florida Gulf Coast University |
| | + | # Hispanic studies |
| | # History<ref name="yahoo1" /> | | # History<ref name="yahoo1" /> |
| | # History of Music | | # History of Music |