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Worst Master’s Degrees The Prestige Trap AI-Proof Degrees

Austin Community College District

ROI analysis for 19 degree programs. Sorted worst first.

MajorLevelDebtEarningsRatioRisk
Design and Applied Arts Associate $19,939 $26,956 0.74x VIABLE
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate $19,405 $29,836 0.65x VIABLE
Fine and Studio Arts Associate $11,000 $21,063 0.52x VIABLE
Social Work Associate $12,705 $27,940 0.45x VIABLE
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Associate $9,250 $21,154 0.44x VIABLE
Computer Programming Associate $17,500 $42,149 0.42x VIABLE
Carpenters Associate $13,750 $34,521 0.4x VIABLE
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate $12,184 $30,389 0.4x VIABLE
Legal Support Services Associate $14,000 $42,454 0.33x VIABLE
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate $13,000 $47,388 0.27x VIABLE
Business/Commerce, General Associate $9,000 $34,386 0.26x VIABLE
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate $9,000 $34,603 0.26x VIABLE
Psychology, General Associate $9,000 $34,279 0.26x VIABLE
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate $10,550 $42,799 0.25x VIABLE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate $14,162 $58,158 0.24x VIABLE
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate $11,000 $46,990 0.23x VIABLE
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate $8,462 $43,404 0.19x VIABLE
Engineering, General Associate $7,113 $39,565 0.18x VIABLE
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate $7,348 $42,504 0.17x VIABLE