If you want to avoid the worst-paying college degrees, think twice before choosing a college major that involves children. Included among the 20 worst-paying college degrees are elementary education, special education, social work and child and family studies. That's the conclusion of the latest annual study of college degrees by Payscale, Inc. that compiled starting and mid-career pay for dozens of college majors. So if you want to get paid for that hard earned degree stay away from these fields of study:
20 Worst-Paying College Degrees in 2010
*Starting Pay
**Mid-Career Pay
1. Child and Family Studies
$29,500* $38,400**
2. Elementary Education
$31,600 * $44,400 **
3. Social Work
$31,800 * $44,900 **
4. Athletic Training $32,800 * $45,700 **
5. Culinary Arts $35,900* $50,600**
6. Horticulture $35,000* $50,800**
7. Paralegal Studies/Law $35,100 * $51,300**
8. Theology $34,700* $51,300**
9. Recreation & Leisure $33,300* $53,200 **
10. Special Education $36,000* $53,800**
11. Dietetics $40,400* $54,200**
12. Religious Studies $34,700* $54,400**
13. Art $33,500* $54,800**
14. Education $35,100* $54,900**
15. Interdisciplinary Studies $35,600* $55,700**
16. Interior Design $34,400* $56,600**
17. Nutrition $42,200* $56,700**
18. Graphic Design $35,400* $56,800**
19. Music $36,700* $57,000**
20. Art History $39,40 * $57,100 **
-AL
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