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Outcomes by College Major
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I found a good report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Majors with unemployment rates at or above 5%

Mass Media 7.8%
Liberal Arts 6.7%
Anthropology 6.6%
Miscellaneous Technologies 6.4%
Philosophy 6.2%
Construction Services 6.1%
Mathematics 5.8%
Nutrition Sciences 5.8%
Ethnic Studies 5.7%
Fine Arts 5.6%
Engineering Technologies 5.3%
Earth Sciences 5.3%
English Language 5.3%
Physics 5.3%
Information Systems and Management 5.0%
General Engineering 5.0%
Geography 5.0%

Majors with underemployment rates at or above 50%

Criminal Justice 73.2%
Performing Arts 65.7%
Leisure and Hospitality 63.0%
Public Policy and Law 62.8%
Business Management 59.6%
Anthropology 59.1%
Liberal Arts 58.4%
Fine Arts 58.4%
Miscellaneous Technologies 58.0%
Animal and Plant Sciences 57.4%
Art History 56.5%
General Business 56.4%
Sociology 56.0%
Mass Media 55.2%
Agriculture 53.9%
History 53.1%
Communications 53.0%
Marketing 52.7%
General Social Sciences 52.3%
Political Science 51.5%
Philosophy 50.9%
Medical Technicians 50.9%
English Language 50.6%
Ethnic Studies 50.1%

At the beginning of 2018, the median wage for those with high school diplomas was $28,000. The median wage for those with bachelor's degrees was $44,000. These are the majors that have mid-career salaries below $44,000.

Early Childhood Education $41,000
Elementary Education $43,000

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market/college-labor-market_compare-majors.html
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Outcomes by College Major - by sanantone - 05-13-2019, 05:56 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by cookderosa - 05-15-2019, 07:29 AM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by dfrecore - 05-15-2019, 01:26 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by cookderosa - 05-15-2019, 04:07 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by sanantone - 05-15-2019, 05:34 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by jsd - 05-15-2019, 06:06 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by sanantone - 05-15-2019, 06:23 PM
RE: Outcomes by College Major - by cookderosa - 05-21-2019, 01:46 PM

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