Education

The Most (and Least) Worthwhile Degrees

For a great many young people, the decision of whether to extend their education and attend university is a tough one to make. As our infographic below shows, not all that choose to do a bachelor's degree graduate with the feeling that it was all worthwhile. Emolument surveyed 1,800 UK graduates to reveal that the most regretted major is psychology. Only 33 percent of bachelors of this particular science said their degree was worth it. On the other end of the scale, 87 percent of chemistry and natural sciences alumni said they felt their studies were worth it.

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This chart shows the share of graduates saying their bachelor degree was or was not worthwhile in 2017.

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Number of Bachelor's degree recipients U.S. 1869/70-2031/32
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Number of people with a Bachelor's degree APAC 2022, by country
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Number of female Bachelor's degree holders APAC 2022, by country
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Number of male Bachelor's degree holders APAC 2022, by country
Number of students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs in Romania 2011-2023
U.S. average salary for Bachelor's degree holders 2024, by discipline

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