Report: Communications is the worst major for ROI
Marketing and English offer students the best bang for their buck, according to Salary.com.
The return on investment (ROI) for your four-year degree is awfully poor.
At least that’s what a Salary.com report says.
A recent article on the site listed the worst college majors for earning an ROI on a college degree. Communications made the dubious list.
According to Salary.com:
“You’d think the ink-stained newsrooms and TV studios are full of wealthy and famous journalists.”
For the record, no one has ever associated ink-stained journalists with wealth.
Moving on …
“Not quite. Although these skills require lots of education and training, they buried the lead regarding the lack of payoff. Check these communications jobs out:”
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