This page contains key outcome data for the Interdisciplinary Studies Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: Liberal Arts
- Average Income: $42,000 (Rank: 137 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $23,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.50% (Rank: 66 of 171)
- Percent Female: 70.5%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 24.4%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.8%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 2.7%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 95 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 21.65% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers: 2.58% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.53% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.47% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 2.32% (Average Income: $49,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.22% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Childcare Workers: 2.04% (Average Income: $23,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.03% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 2.02%
- Teacher Assistants: 2.00% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 1.95% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.77% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.52% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.48% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.40% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Cashiers: 1.33% (Average Income: $16,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.28% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Counselors: 1.23% (Average Income: $27,000)
- Bartenders: 1.11% (Average Income: $27,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.07% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Social Workers: 0.96% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Financial Managers: 0.91% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks: 0.82% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 0.80% (Average Income: $68,000)
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