U.S. worst master's degrees for finding a job U.S. 2021

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The worst master's degree for job prospects was found to be counseling with a median mid-career salary of 50,676 U.S. dollars in 2021. Master's in social work and music were also though to have low job prospects.

Masters degrees with the worst job prospects in the United States in 2021, by mid-career median pay (in U.S. dollars)

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April 2021

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United States

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2021

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To determine the worst master's degrees for jobs, data was sourced from Payscale.com to determine mid-career salaries of workers with 45 of the most popular degrees. Data on employment projection was also sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistic.

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