If you want to enroll in a university, it is important that you know which the best school is but it is also important to know which the best and the worst majors are as of now. It will help you to decide on what major you want to have.
Best and Worst Majors
Archeology/anthropology:
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 47,000 dollars
- Unemployment rate for graduates with experience: 6.2 percent
- Unemployment for new graduates: 10.5 percent
Biochemistry:
- Starting median pay: 41,700 dollars
- Median pay: 84, 700 dollars
- Growth in pay: 103 percent
- Projected job growth: 30.8 percent
Film, video and photographic arts:
- Unemployment rate for experienced grads: 6.7 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Recent grad unemployment: 12.9 percent
Fine Arts:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 7.3 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 12.6 percent
Software Engineering:
- Starting median pay: 54,900 dollars
- Median pay: 84, 800 dollars
- Growth in pay: 60 percent
- Projected job growth: 24.6 percent
Biomedical engineering:
- Starting pay: 53,800 dollars
- Median pay: 97, 800 dollars
- Growth in pay: 82 percent
- Projected job growth: 61 percent
Philosophy and Religious Studies:
- Unemployment for experienced graduates: 6.8 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 10.8 percent
Liberal Arts:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 6.2 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 9.2 percent
Applied Mathematics:
- Starting median pay: 52,600 dollars
- Median pay: 98,600 dollars
- Growth in pay: 88 percent
- Projected job growth: 16.7 percent
Civil Engineering:
- Starting median pay: 53,100 dollars
- Median pay: 92, 300 dollars
- Growth in pay: 70 percent
- Projected job growth: 19.4 percent
Music:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 4.5 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 9.2 percent
Geology:
- Starting median pay: 45,300 dollars
- Median pay: 83, 300 dollars
- Growth in pay: 84 percent
- Projected job growth: 19.3 percent
Management Information Systems:
- Starting median pay: 51,000 dollars
- Median pay: 88, 200 dollars
- Growth in pay: 73 percent
- Projected job growth: 18.1 percent
Commercial Art:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 7.5 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 32,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 11.8 percent
Computer Science:
- Starting median pay: 56,600 dollars
- Median pay: 97, 900 dollars
- Growth in pay: 73 percent
- Projected job growth: 24.6 percent
Environmental Engineering:
- Starting median pay: 51,700 dollars
- Median pay: 86, 600 dollars
- Growth in pay: 71 percent
- Projected job growth: 21.9 percent
Physical Fitness:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 4.5 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 30,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 8.3 percent
English, Language and Literature:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 6.2 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 32,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 9.2 percent
Petroleum Engineering:
- Starting median pay: 97,900 dollars
- Median pay: 155,000 dollars
- Growth in pay: 58 percent
- Projected job growth: 17 percent
History:
- Unemployment rate for experienced graduates: 5.8 percent
- Median earnings for graduates with experience: 32,000 dollars
- Unemployment for new graduates: 10.2 percent
There you have the list of the best and worst majors. It helps you to analyze and what major you can choose based on your interests.