16 Majors That Leave Grads Struggling to Earn $40,000

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A college degree is often the key to a long and lucrative career. But some majors leave people struggling financially for much — or all — of their working lives. Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York identified the college majors that result in the lowest salaries for new graduates. These rankings focus on the median wage that graduates can expect to earn during the early part of…