You hear it in the news… unemployment rates are going up! More students have university degrees than ever and no jobs to show for it. I read this article that lists the 20 University Degrees with the highest unemployment rates.

20 HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY DEGREE:

1. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY – 19.5%

2. MISCELLANEOUS FINE ARTS – 16.2%

3. UNITED STATES HISTORY – 15.1%

4. LIBRARY SCIENCE – 15.0%

5. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 10.9%

6. ARCHITECTURE – 10.6%

7. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – 10.4%

8. MISCELLANEOUS PSYCHOLOGY – 10.3%

9. LINGUISTICS AND COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE – 10.2%

10. COMPUTER ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY – 9.5%

11.   VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS & ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, TIE – 9.2%

12.   SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – 8.8%

13. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – 8.5%

14. HUMANITIES & ELECTRICAL AND MECHANIC REPAIRS AND TECHNOLOGIES, TIE – 8.4%

15. GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES – 8.2%

16. COMMERCIAL ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN – 8.1%

17. STUDIO ARTS – 8.0%

18. PRE-LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES – 7.9%

19. MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE & COMPOSITION AND SPEECH, TIE – 7.7%

20. LIBERAL ARTS – 7.6%

From looking at this chart…. I can only learn one thing. Don’t study psychology or the arts of any kind. These degrees won’t get you a job. The thing about statistics is that – there are always exceptions to the rule. So don’t let these numbers pull you away from something you are really passionate about. I think the fashion industry would never have really high unemployment rates because clothing will always be needed (its a necessity) just like food – it will never be obsolete.

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