College majors with the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 19, 2015
This statistic shows college majors with the highest unemployment rates in the United States between 2009 and 2012. The rate of unemployment for students with an international business major stood at 12.3 percent in 2012.

College majors with the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. between 2009 and 2012

CharacteristicShare of unemployed U.S. students
International Business 12.3%
Computer and Information Systems 12.1%
Miscellaneous Computer 11.3%
Anthropology and Archeology 10.9%
Political Science and Government 10.9%
Architecture 10.3%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 10.3%
Fine Arts 10.2%
Commercial Art and Graphic Design 9.9%
Economics 9.8%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of unemployed U.S. students12.3%12.3%12.1%12.1%11.3%11.3%10.9%10.9%10.9%10.9%10.3%10.3%10.3%10.3%10.2%10.2%9.9%9.9%9.8%9.8%International BusinessComputer and Information SystemsMiscellaneous ComputerAnthropology and ArcheologyPolitical Science and GovernmentArchitecturePhilosophy and Religious StudiesFine ArtsCommercial Art and Graphic DesignEconomics
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February 2015

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United States

Survey time period

2009-2012

Supplementary notes

Not all college majors were taken into account in this statistic. There are a number of college majors absent for which the source didn't present any data because of small sample sizes.

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