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Economics: Among The Worst College Majors With The Highest Unemployment Rates

which degrees are the least likely to guarantee a job in 2012? According to Georgetown, here are the bottom 10, based on unemployment rates for recent graduates, cited in the study.

10. Economics

Unemployment rate: 9.4 percent

Starting pay: $48,000

9. Area Ethnic and Civilization Studies

Unemployment rate: 10.1 percent

Starting pay: $35,000

8. History

Unemployment rate: 10.2 percent

Starting pay: $32,000

7. Anthropology

Unemployment rate: 10.5 percent

Starting pay: $28,000

6. Philosophy and Religious Studies

Unemployment rate: 10.8 percent

Starting pay: $30,000

5. Information Systems

Unemployment rate: 11.7 percent

Starting pay: $43,000

4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design

Unemployment rate: 11.8 percent

Starting pay: $32,000

3. Fine Arts

Unemployment rate: 12.6 percent

Starting pay: $30,000

2. Film, Video and Photographic Arts

Unemployment rate: 12.9 percent

Starting pay: $30,000

1. Architecture

Unemployment rate: 13.9 percent Starting pay: $36,000.

via 10 College Majors With The Highest Unemployment Rates [Infographic] – Careers Articles.

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