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The College Majors Explorer is a tool that allows you to easily compare college majors and know what to expect if you graduate with a degree. See career earnings and how they compare to all majors and high school graduates. See the most common jobs that people with the degree go into and what they earn within those jobs. The Majors Explorer exists to answer common questions like “what can I do with this degree” or “if I major in this then what can I do”.
Also check out the College Programs explorer which has earnings by college major – so you can see what major pays most at your college, or which college pays more for a certain major. You can even use it to get an idea of what you should get your masters degree in – it has earnings at the graduate level too.
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1 | Accounting | Business | 60,000 | 37,000 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 8 | 51.80 | 19.10 | 4.80 | 0.90 | 45 | 65 | 9 | Accountants and Auditors | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Financial Managers | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Customer Service Representatives | Retail Salespersons | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Tax Preparers | Management Analysts | Financial Analysts | Waiters and Waitresses | Cashiers | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | Personal Financial Advisors | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Credit Counselors and Loan Officers | Office Clerks, General | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Food Service and Lodging Managers | Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations | 48.36 | 3.14 | 2.75 | 2.27 | 2.01 | 1.53 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 65,000 | 0 | 81,000 | 44,000 | 53,000 | 72,000 | 43,000 | 34,000 | 73,000 | 35,000 | 57,000 | 85,000 | 90,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 61,000 | 84,000 | 60,000 | 45,000 | 63,000 | 38,000 | 66,000 | 107,000 | 47,000 | 63,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_6201.png | 6,201 | |
2 | Actuarial Science | STEM | 80,000 | 50,000 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 136 | 38.00 | 22.10 | 12.30 | 0.90 | 6 | 51 | 0 | Actuaries | Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators | Accountants and Auditors | Management Analysts | Mathematical science occupations, | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Insurance Underwriters | Personal Financial Advisors | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Billing and Posting Clerks | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | Other Business Operations and Management Specialists | Statistical Assistants | Financial Analysts | Logisticians | Customer Service Representatives | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Financial Managers | Insurance Sales Agents | Other Teachers and Instructors | Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software | Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Cashiers | 38.54 | 3.53 | 3.34 | 3.31 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 2.78 | 2.51 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.67 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 103,000 | 76,000 | 81,000 | 85,000 | 86,000 | 72,000 | 56,000 | 110,000 | 99,000 | 87,000 | 85,000 | 56,000 | 49,000 | 83,000 | 74,000 | 36,000 | 13,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 48,000 | 39,000 | 68,000 | 92,000 | 143,000 | 4,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_6202.png | 6,202 | |
3 | Advertising And Public Relations | Liberal Arts | 53,000 | 32,000 | 3.80 | 2.71 | 34 | 74.70 | 14.90 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 69 | 86 | 91 | Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations | Customer Service Representatives | Public Relations Specialists | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Other Business Operations and Management Specialists | Advertising Sales Agents | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | Designers | Retail Salespersons | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | Meeting and Convention Planners | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Waiters and Waitresses | Writers and Authors | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Office Clerks, General | Office and administrative support workers, | Financial Managers | General and Operations Managers | Artists and Related Workers | 10.12 | 4.70 | 4.05 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.03 | 2.90 | 2.79 | 2.71 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 61,000 | 51,000 | 53,000 | 68,000 | 55,000 | 66,000 | 58,000 | 39,000 | 62,000 | 51,000 | 41,000 | 65,000 | 78,000 | 52,000 | 63,000 | 25,000 | 66,000 | 0 | 62,000 | 33,000 | 32,000 | 47,000 | 62,000 | 69,000 | 70,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_1904.png | 1,904 | |
4 | Aerospace Engineering | STEM | 73,000 | 53,000 | 3.30 | 3.42 | 90 | 14.20 | 41.60 | 4.00 | 6.50 | 13 | 60 | 6 | Aerospace Engineers | Engineers, | Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers | Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software | Mechanical Engineers | Civil Engineers | Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Management Analysts | Military, Rank Not Specified | Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Computer Support Specialists | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Retail Salespersons | Accountants and Auditors | General and Operations Managers | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Computer Programmers | Materials Engineers | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | Police Officers and Detectives | Designers | Other Business Operations and Management Specialists | 21.13 | 8.64 | 7.66 | 6.66 | 5.85 | 5.44 | 2.27 | 2.15 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 84,000 | 77,000 | 69,000 | 87,000 | 81,000 | 78,000 | 76,000 | 82,000 | 72,000 | 72,000 | 35,000 | 77,000 | 62,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 40,000 | 69,000 | 60,000 | 59,000 | 63,000 | 79,000 | 65,000 | 66,000 | 78,000 | 76,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_2401.png | 2,401 | |
5 | Agricultural Economics | Business | 55,000 | 34,000 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 149 | 32.80 | 20.60 | 3.90 | 2.70 | 59 | 27 | 0 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Agricultural workers, | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Credit Counselors and Loan Officers | Insurance Sales Agents | Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations | Accountants and Auditors | Constructions Managers | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Retail Salespersons | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | Agricultural and Food Scientists | Financial Managers | Credit Analysts | Pest Control Workers | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders | 11.79 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 2.92 | 2.91 | 2.84 | 2.67 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 46,000 | 64,000 | 45,000 | 67,000 | 69,000 | 57,000 | 77,000 | 67,000 | 65,000 | 53,000 | 49,000 | 58,000 | 0 | 58,000 | 28,000 | 70,000 | 69,000 | 52,000 | 80,000 | 63,000 | 40,000 | 56,000 | 68,000 | 38,000 | 82,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_1102.png | 1,102 | |
6 | Agriculture Production And Management | STEM | 54,000 | 34,000 | 1.90 | 2.73 | 86 | 29.70 | 12.20 | 2.50 | 1.60 | 63 | 8 | 88 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | Agricultural workers, | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Retail Salespersons | Grounds Maintenance Workers | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Credit Counselors and Loan Officers | Customer Service Representatives | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | Financial Managers | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | General and Operations Managers | Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Accountants and Auditors | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Agricultural and Food Scientists | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Constructions Managers | Insurance Sales Agents | Construction Laborers | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 9.78 | 5.49 | 4.74 | 4.67 | 3.53 | 3.25 | 3.22 | 2.17 | 2.10 | 2.09 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 46,000 | 34,000 | 77,000 | 59,000 | 52,000 | 42,000 | 60,000 | 64,000 | 46,000 | 67,000 | 62,000 | 71,000 | 70,000 | 59,000 | 41,000 | 60,000 | 0 | 59,000 | 38,000 | 49,000 | 108,000 | 66,000 | 54,000 | 40,000 | 55,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_1101.png | 1,101 | |
7 | Animal Sciences | STEM | 41,000 | 22,000 | 3.00 | 3.06 | 70 | 73.60 | 16.60 | 13.40 | 8.70 | 140 | 47 | 41 | Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | Agricultural workers, | Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Customer Service Representatives | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Animal Trainers | Retail Salespersons | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Receptionists and Information Clerks | Other Teachers and Instructors | Agricultural and Food Scientists | Registered Nurses | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Police Officers and Detectives | Office Clerks, General | Other Business Operations and Management Specialists | Secondary School Teachers | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, | 9.53 | 8.03 | 5.32 | 5.10 | 3.20 | 2.69 | 2.52 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.14 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 1.81 | 1.74 | 1.42 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 36,000 | 48,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 28,000 | 66,000 | 35,000 | 59,000 | 30,000 | 26,000 | 35,000 | 48,000 | 0 | 47,000 | 23,000 | 36,000 | 51,000 | 66,000 | 64,000 | 43,000 | 38,000 | 21,000 | 57,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_1103.png | 1,103 | |
8 | Anthropology And Archeology | Social Sciences | 39,000 | 18,000 | 6.30 | 2.82 | 46 | 70.20 | 31.80 | 9.90 | 10.10 | 155 | 159 | 75 | Retail Salespersons | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Managers, (including Postmasters) | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Customer Service Representatives | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Waiters and Waitresses | Other Teachers and Instructors | Social Workers | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Cashiers | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | Receptionists and Information Clerks | Social Scientists, | Office and administrative support workers, | Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations | Counselors | Social and Community Service Managers | Office Clerks, General | Registered Nurses | General and Operations Managers | Bartenders | 3.73 | 3.66 | 3.41 | 3.07 | 3.01 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 2.02 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 23,000 | 35,000 | 52,000 | 37,000 | 31,000 | 0 | 34,000 | 22,000 | 25,000 | 39,000 | 50,000 | 45,000 | 15,000 | 44,000 | 67,000 | 24,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 65,000 | 38,000 | 36,000 | 34,000 | 53,000 | 80,000 | 32,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_5502.png | 5,502 | |
9 | Applied Mathematics | STEM | 75,000 | 40,000 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 131 | 39.60 | 35.80 | 4.60 | 11.40 | 12 | 151 | 0 | Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | Computer Programmers | Actuaries | Accountants and Auditors | Management Analysts | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | Other Teachers and Instructors | Computer and Information Systems Managers | Retail Salespersons | Customer Service Representatives | Mathematical science occupations, | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Secondary School Teachers | Financial Analysts | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Engineers, | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety | Database Administrators | Postsecondary Teachers | Insurance Underwriters | Computer Support Specialists | Other Business Operations and Management Specialists | 12.29 | 6.21 | 4.08 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 3.12 | 2.47 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 2.23 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 88,000 | 75,000 | 66,000 | 108,000 | 131,000 | 94,000 | 52,000 | 24,000 | 93,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 66,000 | 53,000 | 56,000 | 193,000 | 102,000 | 112,000 | 65,000 | 0 | 91,000 | 63,000 | 25,000 | 67,000 | 62,000 | 49,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_3701.png | 3,701 | |
10 | Architectural Engineering | STEM | 68,000 | 45,000 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 144 | 30.20 | 19.00 | 2.20 | 2.60 | 25 | 149 | 0 | Civil Engineers | Mechanical Engineers | Constructions Managers | Drafters | Designers | Engineers, | Electrical and Electronics Engineers | Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software | Managers, (including Postmasters) | Customer Service Representatives | Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked | Architects, Except Naval | Cost Estimators | Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety | Elementary and Middle School Teachers | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | General and Operations Managers | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | Etchers, Engravers, and Lithographers | Construction Laborers | Painting Workers and Dyers | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | Firefighters | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 19.71 | 7.20 | 5.80 | 4.85 | 4.54 | 4.27 | 3.24 | 2.75 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.50 | 2.44 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.42 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 68,000 | 87,000 | 88,000 | 61,000 | 83,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 213,000 | 78,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 54,000 | 69,000 | 67,000 | 9,000 | 92,000 | 86,000 | 123,000 | 52,000 | 17,000 | 30,000 | 48,000 | 17,000 | 49,000 | 75,000 | https://bigeconomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fin_income_2403.png | 2,403 | |
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Data source: ACS