Master's Degrees that Don't Pay

7o mices - 6 milers 2 00, 000 EART H solis (Hx MASTER'S DEĞREES THAT DON'T PAY 5 OF THE LOWEST-PAYING MASTER'S DEGREES Tuition for a master's degree can cost anywhere between MASTER'S DEGREE People with master's degrees stand to earn $400,000 more in AMOUNT $5.000/ YEAR $38.000/ YEAR their lifetimes than OF MONEY those with just bachelor's degrees. EARNED BACHELOR'S DEGREE LOWEST PAYING MASTER'S DEGREES # 1 MASTER'S IN CULINARY ARTS Avg. starting salary: $31.000 Avg. mid-career salary: $49.700 Some career options: • Restaurant Chef • Personal Chef • Caterer • Mixologist #32 MASTER'S IN EDUCATION Avg. starting salary: $37.200 Avg. mid-career salary: $55.000 Some career options: • Teacher • Principal • Career counselors • Corporate trainers • Social workers • Education outreach specialists for museums, zoos, etc. #3 MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK Avg. starting salary: $33.100 Avg. mid-career salary: $37.700 Some career options: • Medical/public health • Substance abuse • Mental health • Child welfare • School social work #4 BILLI MASTER'S IN THEOLOGY Avg. starting salary: $32.400 Avg. mid-career salary: S50.700 Some career options: • Ordained ministry • Chaplaincy • Counseling • Education #5 MASTER'S IN MUSIC Avg. starting salary: $34,600 Avg. mid-career salary: $51.100 Some career options: • Performer • Talent agent/management • Music educator • Audio engineer/technician • Composer • Music therapist • Instrument repair/piano tuner • Music journalist/publicist • Disc jockey WILL YOUR DEGREE PAY FOR ITSELF? Close to There are approx college students borrow annually to cover costs student loan borrowers with 12 MILLION 37 MILLION outstanding : student loans As of 2012, there are more than SB BILLION IN DEFAULTED PRIVATE LOANS Sources: Presented by http://www.finaid.org/calculators/ http://www.asa.org/policy/resources/stats/ http://mustech.net/2009/09/so-what-can-you-do-with-a-music-degree/ http://work.chron.com/list-jobs-require-master-divinity-degree-15150.html http://msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog/the-five-most-popular-social-work-careers/ http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2013/majors-that-pay-you-back http://suite101.com/article/careers-with-a-masters-of-education-degree-a292639 http://culinaryprograms.net/exciting-career-opportunities-with-a-culinary-arts-degree/ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-02-09/income-rising/53033322/1 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-51382687/graduate-school-should-you-get-another-degree/?tag=mwuser http://career-advice.monster.com/salary-benefits/salary-information/best-and-worst-paying-masters-degrees/article.aspx BestMastersPrograms.org DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING %23