Anthony P. Carnevale - Jeff Strohl - Michelle Melton

 

Released: May 24, 2011

 

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We’ve always been able to say how much a Bachelor’s degree is worth in general. Now, we show what each Bachelor’s degree major is worth.


The report finds that different undergraduate majors result in very different earnings. At the low end, median earnings for Early Childhood Education majors are $36,000, while Petroleum Engineering majors see median earnings of $120,000.

  



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* Methodological Appendix is available here.

Did You Know?

63% of all jobs will require some college education or better by 2018.


- - Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018