A new report shows some undergraduate degrees pay off more than others — literally. Using data from the U.S. Census, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce's "What's It Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors" report, issued May 24, looked at 171 different majors and found that the difference in earning potential between one field of study and another can be more than 300%. TIME took a look at the 10 highest- and the 10 lowest-earning majors
Median earnings per year: $29,000
While psychology majors earn less than any of the other 171 majors surveyed, there are opportunities within the field. According to the report, psych majors may find the most opportunity in the school-student counseling industry, a field that enjoys virtually no unemployment. But there is bad news for those interested in social psychology: that field ranked the highest in terms of unemployment at 16%.
