20 college majors where the pay goes nowhere

Flickr/Robert ScoblePonder on these college majors while you contemplate your future.

While salary growth potential shouldn't necessarily discourage students from pursuing a particular major, it's an important consideration to make when thinking about the future.

PayScale recently looked at salary data from this year's College Salary Report and analyzed the difference between starting (less than five years of experience) and mid-career (10 or more years of experience) pay by college major.

"The majority of majors with the smallest increases in pay from early to mid-career median are in health, social services, and education," says Gina Bremer, PayScale's lead data analyst and data visualization specialist. "These fields of study typically lead to careers focused on helping others, but are more suited for people who prioritize making a difference over a large salary."

Here are the 20 college majors with the smallest salary growth:

Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.