Vitaliy Novik, PhD, Author at Big Economics

Agriculture Production and Management Major Salary and Careers Data

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

This page contains key outcome data for the Agriculture Production and Management Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard…

Agriculture Major Salary and Careers Data

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

This page contains key outcome data for the Agriculture Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here. Back…

The College Majors Data Dashboard

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Choosing a major can be a tricky task. The College Majors Data Dashboard is a tool intended to take the guesswork out of choosing your major. Providing career outcomes, salary…

College Majors Ranked By Popularity

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

This post ranks college majors by their popularity. The data includes respondents to the American Community Survey between 2009-2019, ages 23-30 who have a bachelor’s degree. See the methodology here. Higher…

Introducing the College Majors Data Dashboard

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

In terms of career outcomes, the choice of college major is as important as the decision to attend college or not. Yet, in making the choice students face a barrage…

College Majors Ranked By Early Career Salary

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

This post ranks college majors by their early career salaries. The data includes respondents to the American Community Survey between 2009-2019, ages 23-30 who have a bachelor’s degree, and thus…

College Majors Ranked by Unemployment Rates

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

This post ranks college majors by the early career unemployment rates. The data includes respondents to the American Community Survey between 2009-2019, ages 23-30 who have a bachelor's degree, and…

College Majors Data Dashboard Methodology

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Data Source The College Majors Dashboard is created using public data collected by the US Census Bureau. Specifically, the American Community Survey years 2009 thru 2019. To analyze early career…

electrical engineer sitting among computers

The 26 Highest and Lowest Paying Engineering Majors

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

In this article, I rank engineering majors by lifetime earnings. This data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, a representative survey of Americans for the years 2009…

The 78 Highest and Lowest Paying STEM Majors

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

In this article, I break down salary by STEM major using data collected by the American Community Survey between 2009-2019. Of all fields, STEM majors have the highest starting salary…