For years now, the message in America has been, “Get a good education and you’ll do well in life.” But is that really true? Higher education can be very costly, and just because you have a degree doesn’t guarantee a good paying job. In fact, there are many individuals who hold a master’s degree yet make significantly less than $40,000 a year.

This infographic from bestmastersprograms.org explores the top five master’s degrees that don’t pay.

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Master's Degrees That Don't Pay

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Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of NowSourcing, an industry leading content marketing agency that makes the world's ideas simple, visual, and influential. Brian has been named a Google Small Business Advisor for 2016-present, joined the SXSW Advisory Board in 2019-present and became an SMB Advisor for Lexmark in 2023. He is the Co-Founder for The Innovate Summit which successfully launched in May 2024.