The "Useless" Degrees: Do Not Waste ₹40 Lakhs on These Master's Programs
Universities love selling these degrees to international students, but corporate employers refuse to sponsor visas for them. Here is the data-backed list of degrees with the highest deportation and unemployment rates. Sources- US Department of Labor's Labor, Institute of International Education. Let’s define "useless." If you are a local citizen studying purely for the joy of learning, no degree is useless. But if you are an Indian student taking out a ₹40 Lakh education loan with SBI, your definition of "useful" is very specific: Will this degree convince a foreign employer to spend $5,000 to sponsor my H-1B work visa? Study abroad agents will happily enroll you in a Master of Arts in Communications or a generic Business Administration degree because the university pays them a commission. What they hide from you is the Visa Sponsorship Failure Rate. At Gnosis StudyStats , we want to protect your investment. Here are the degrees you must avoid if you plan t...