{"id":16556,"date":"2026-07-07T09:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16556"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:51:27","slug":"37-college-majors-have-unemployment-rates-higher-than-all-other-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16556","title":{"rendered":"37 Majors Have Unemployment Rates Higher Than non-college majors and college now doesn’t pay off in work for majority of men"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I posted before, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates has been significantly higher than the labor market taken as a whole across all workers, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even worse, Gen Z men with college degrees (taken as a whole across all majors)<\/a> now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads<\/a>. Meaning higher education no longer pays off for men when it comes to unemployment – though college grads make more than their non-college counterparts over their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other data, these particular major’s have the worst unemployment rates<\/a>. Interesting new ones on the list? Computer Science and Computer Engineering – almost at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone that doesn’t think that rampant over hiring during Covid and AI is actively reshaping the entire programming industry is fooling themselves. Especially since so many people are calling software a ‘cooked’ field now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College Major<\/td>Unemployment Rate<\/td><\/tr>
Anthropology<\/td>7.90%<\/td><\/tr>
Computer Engineering<\/td>7.80%<\/td><\/tr>
Fine Arts<\/td>7.70%<\/td><\/tr>
Performing Arts<\/td>7.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Computer Science<\/td>7.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Architecture<\/td>6.80%<\/td><\/tr>
Art History<\/td>6.70%<\/td><\/tr>
Physics<\/td>6.60%<\/td><\/tr>
Early Childhood Education<\/td>6.60%<\/td><\/tr>
Environmental Studies<\/td>6.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Medical Technicians<\/td>6.20%<\/td><\/tr>
International Affairs<\/td>6.10%<\/td><\/tr>
English Language<\/td>6.10%<\/td><\/tr>
Information Systems & Management<\/td>6.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Mathematics<\/td>5.80%<\/td><\/tr>
Commercial Art & Graphic Design<\/td>5.70%<\/td><\/tr>
Advertising and Public Relations<\/td>5.70%<\/td><\/tr>
Pharmacy<\/td>5.60%<\/td><\/tr>
Mass Media<\/td>5.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Philosophy<\/td>5.10%<\/td><\/tr>
Psychology<\/td>5.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Business Analytics<\/td>5.00%<\/td><\/tr>
Ethnic Studies<\/td>4.90%<\/td><\/tr>
Chemical Engineering<\/td>4.70%<\/td><\/tr>
Sociology<\/td>4.60%<\/td><\/tr>
Political Science<\/td>4.50%<\/td><\/tr>
Nutrition Sciences<\/td>4.50%<\/td><\/tr>
General Engineering<\/td>4.50%<\/td><\/tr>
Miscellaneous Biological Science<\/td>4.40%<\/td><\/tr>
Mechanical Engineering<\/td>4.40%<\/td><\/tr>
Marketing<\/td>4.40%<\/td><\/tr>
History<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
General Business<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Family and Consumer Sciences<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Biology<\/td>4.30%<\/td><\/tr>
Industrial Engineering<\/td>4.20%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I posted before, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates has been significantly higher than the labor market taken as a whole across all workers, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York data. Even worse, Gen Z men with college degrees (taken as a whole across all majors) now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads. Meaning higher education no longer pays off for men when it comes to unemployment – though college grads make more than their…<\/p>\n

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