Worst Paying College Degrees
Posted by tom | Jun 16, 2010According to Worst-Paying College Degrees: We all know money doesn't buy happiness -- and that's good news for these new grads (Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs). ...
Theology (starting annual salary: $34,800; mid-career annual salary: $51,500)
This is the perfect example of a degree earned by someone who's "not in it for the money": people who choose to study theology often feel they're pursuing a higher calling (and often feel a strong desire to do good in the world, no matter the cost).
Quick comment: Yes ;-) Praise God for the gifts of the people of God (love, counsel, time, finances, basic household needs ...) and WIC! Of course, I haven't made the full-time commitment to seminary, so my undergrad degree is in Biology* and my masters in Education (another low paying field, although 'higher education' is not the same as what's described in the article).
Education (starting annual salary: $36,200; mid-career annual salary: $54,100)
For the right people, teaching is an immensely rewarding career--and it's truly a noble one. The good news is, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the employment opportunities for primary, secondary, and special education teachers are expected to grow by 14 percent in the coming decade. And there will be plenty of new opportunities in continuing education for adults, as professional skill requirements change ever more rapidly.
*Even though I took a lot of religion classes and could have graduated with a dual degree if I had stayed another year at Grove City College in order to subsitute classes for the six core curriculum classes, which you can't take twice ;-) But I was ready to get into the "field" at Carnegie Mellon University.
