Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Religious Studies Majors

Each year, PayScale ranks college degrees based on their earnings potential. Not surprisingly, theology and religious studies ranked near the bottom, proving once again that they should be used to help you store up treasures in heaven since they won’t earn you riches down here on earth.

The figure on the left is the starting median salarly; the figure on the right is the mid-career median salary.

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