HappySqurriel on 27 November 2011
I saw this list on a bloggers site, and I wanted to share it because I think it demonstrates (some) of what people are talking about. Here is the list of the top 50 and bottom 50 degree fields based on median income; which list do you think the majority of the college majors from OWS belong to?
http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/NILF1111/#term=
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PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
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4.4%
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$83,000
|
$127,000
|
$178,000
|
138
|
|
PHARMACY PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND ADMINISTRATION
|
3.2%
|
$78,000
|
$105,000
|
$121,000
|
53
|
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MINING AND MINERAL ENGINEERING
|
4.3%
|
$71,000
|
$101,000
|
$121,000
|
162
|
|
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
|
4.1%
|
$65,000
|
$96,000
|
$138,000
|
149
|
|
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING
|
1.7%
|
$60,000
|
$96,000
|
$117,000
|
145
|
|
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
|
3.5%
|
$55,000
|
$91,000
|
$151,000
|
158
|
|
MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES
|
10.9%
|
$81,000
|
$86,000
|
$126,000
|
173
|
|
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
|
3.8%
|
$60,000
|
$86,000
|
$117,000
|
49
|
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METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
|
3.9%
|
$50,000
|
$86,000
|
$110,000
|
152
|
|
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
|
5.0%
|
$60,000
|
$86,000
|
$111,000
|
17
|
|
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
|
3.6%
|
$60,000
|
$84,000
|
$111,000
|
105
|
|
MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
|
7.7%
|
$57,000
|
$84,000
|
$105,000
|
136
|
|
ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
|
0.0%
|
$52,000
|
$81,000
|
$116,000
|
150
|
|
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
|
7.0%
|
$58,000
|
$81,000
|
$102,000
|
47
|
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MATERIALS SCIENCE
|
4.7%
|
$65,000
|
$81,000
|
$106,000
|
161
|
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
|
3.8%
|
$60,000
|
$81,000
|
$106,000
|
23
|
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
|
5.6%
|
$50,000
|
$77,000
|
$102,000
|
10
|
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
|
4.9%
|
$55,000
|
$76,000
|
$101,000
|
32
|
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STATISTICS AND DECISION SCIENCE
|
6.9%
|
$50,000
|
$76,000
|
$108,000
|
128
|
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INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
|
5.6%
|
$50,000
|
$75,000
|
$100,000
|
59
|
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GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
|
0.0%
|
$56,000
|
$73,000
|
$101,000
|
166
|
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GENERAL ENGINEERING
|
5.9%
|
$47,000
|
$73,000
|
$101,000
|
24
|
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ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
|
5.8%
|
$50,000
|
$71,000
|
$96,000
|
140
|
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ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
|
9.2%
|
$50,000
|
$71,000
|
$98,000
|
127
|
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INFORMATION SCIENCES
|
5.9%
|
$48,000
|
$71,000
|
$95,000
|
69
|
|
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
|
4.1%
|
$52,000
|
$71,000
|
$100,000
|
131
|
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MISCELLANEOUS ENGINEERING
|
7.4%
|
$42,000
|
$71,000
|
$91,000
|
106
|
|
GENETICS
|
7.4%
|
$33,000
|
$71,000
|
$99,000
|
163
|
|
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND STATISTICS
|
4.2%
|
$47,000
|
$71,000
|
$96,000
|
44
|
|
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
|
5.0%
|
$44,000
|
$71,000
|
$101,000
|
80
|
|
FOOD SCIENCE
|
6.9%
|
$34,000
|
$71,000
|
$101,000
|
129
|
|
ECONOMICS
|
6.3%
|
$42,000
|
$69,000
|
$108,000
|
16
|
|
TRANSPORTATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES
|
4.4%
|
$42,000
|
$68,000
|
$98,000
|
56
|
|
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
|
5.9%
|
$45,000
|
$68,000
|
$101,000
|
137
|
|
PHYSICS
|
4.5%
|
$39,000
|
$68,000
|
$101,000
|
70
|
|
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND METEOROLOGY
|
1.6%
|
$40,000
|
$68,000
|
$101,000
|
146
|
|
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
|
3.1%
|
$46,000
|
$67,000
|
$91,000
|
82
|
|
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
|
2.2%
|
$54,000
|
$67,000
|
$90,000
|
144
|
|
ENGINEERING MECHANICS PHYSICS AND SCIENCE
|
6.5%
|
$40,000
|
$67,000
|
$101,000
|
132
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
|
6.0%
|
$45,000
|
$65,000
|
$91,000
|
88
|
|
FINANCE
|
4.5%
|
$44,000
|
$65,000
|
$101,000
|
12
|
|
OPERATIONS LOGISTICS AND E-COMMERCE
|
4.7%
|
$45,000
|
$65,000
|
$97,000
|
102
|
|
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
|
0.0%
|
$41,000
|
$65,000
|
$89,000
|
171
|
|
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
|
5.4%
|
$49,000
|
$65,000
|
$101,000
|
76
|
|
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
|
6.6%
|
$38,000
|
$65,000
|
$87,000
|
123
|
|
PUBLIC POLICY
|
2.2%
|
$47,000
|
$65,000
|
$101,000
|
141
|
|
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
|
5.5%
|
$42,000
|
$65,000
|
$91,000
|
65
|
|
NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL RADIOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES
|
2.2%
|
$47,000
|
$64,000
|
$81,000
|
142
|
|
SOIL SCIENCE
|
4.9%
|
$43,000
|
$64,000
|
$81,000
|
165
|
|
MATHEMATICS
|
5.0%
|
$42,000
|
$63,000
|
$95,000
|
28
|
|
SCHOOL STUDENT COUNSELING
|
0.0%
|
$18,000
|
$20,000
|
$42,000
|
172
|
|
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
|
5.2%
|
$23,000
|
$34,000
|
$42,000
|
133
|
|
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
|
10.9%
|
$28,000
|
$35,000
|
$51,000
|
156
|
|
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
|
9.2%
|
$20,000
|
$36,000
|
$52,000
|
103
|
|
LIBRARY SCIENCE
|
15.0%
|
$23,000
|
$36,000
|
$49,000
|
159
|
|
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
|
4.1%
|
$28,000
|
$37,000
|
$45,000
|
50
|
|
STUDIO ARTS
|
8.0%
|
$25,000
|
$37,000
|
$57,000
|
84
|
|
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS
|
4.1%
|
$25,000
|
$38,000
|
$54,000
|
46
|
|
TEACHER EDUCATION: MULTIPLE LEVELS
|
1.1%
|
$30,000
|
$38,000
|
$48,000
|
86
|
|
HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
|
6.9%
|
$29,000
|
$38,000
|
$50,000
|
77
|
|
SOCIAL WORK
|
6.8%
|
$30,000
|
$39,000
|
$51,000
|
30
|
|
BOTANY
|
6.9%
|
$26,000
|
$40,000
|
$55,000
|
147
|
|
COMPOSITION AND SPEECH
|
7.7%
|
$30,000
|
$40,000
|
$61,000
|
99
|
|
ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY
|
6.9%
|
$30,000
|
$40,000
|
$60,000
|
55
|
|
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
|
3.6%
|
$32,000
|
$40,000
|
$49,000
|
8
|
|
DRAMA AND THEATER ARTS
|
7.1%
|
$28,000
|
$40,000
|
$60,000
|
45
|
|
INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL SCIENCES
|
6.3%
|
$31,000
|
$40,000
|
$50,000
|
96
|
|
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
|
5.1%
|
$30,000
|
$40,000
|
$58,000
|
29
|
|
ANIMAL SCIENCES
|
5.7%
|
$26,000
|
$40,000
|
$60,000
|
67
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS FINE ARTS
|
16.2%
|
$26,000
|
$40,000
|
$49,000
|
164
|
|
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
|
19.5%
|
$25,000
|
$40,000
|
$61,000
|
168
|
|
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS SCIENCES AND SERVICES
|
3.3%
|
$32,000
|
$41,000
|
$50,000
|
98
|
|
ART AND MUSIC EDUCATION
|
4.2%
|
$32,000
|
$41,000
|
$51,000
|
48
|
|
LANGUAGE AND DRAMA EDUCATION
|
5.0%
|
$32,000
|
$41,000
|
$50,000
|
58
|
|
GENERAL EDUCATION
|
4.2%
|
$31,000
|
$41,000
|
$53,000
|
9
|
|
COSMETOLOGY SERVICES AND CULINARY ARTS
|
7.3%
|
$26,000
|
$41,000
|
$60,000
|
115
|
|
PLANT SCIENCE AND AGRONOMY
|
2.7%
|
$28,000
|
$42,000
|
$71,000
|
85
|
|
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
|
7.2%
|
$30,000
|
$42,000
|
$65,000
|
42
|
|
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
|
5.5%
|
$34,000
|
$42,000
|
$50,000
|
107
|
|
MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
|
3.4%
|
$34,000
|
$42,000
|
$56,000
|
108
|
|
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
|
3.6%
|
$34,000
|
$42,000
|
$50,000
|
52
|
|
PSYCHOLOGY
|
6.1%
|
$30,000
|
$43,000
|
$65,000
|
5
|
|
COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND BIOPSYCHOLOGY
|
4.5%
|
$36,000
|
$43,000
|
$91,000
|
167
|
|
SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION
|
3.8%
|
$35,000
|
$43,000
|
$59,000
|
57
|
|
ECOLOGY
|
5.2%
|
$31,000
|
$43,000
|
$60,000
|
109
|
|
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
|
3.0%
|
$28,000
|
$44,000
|
$68,000
|
71
|
|
FINE ARTS
|
7.4%
|
$28,000
|
$44,000
|
$65,000
|
22
|
|
LINGUISTICS AND COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
|
10.2%
|
$30,000
|
$44,000
|
$70,000
|
90
|
|
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANIC REPAIRS AND TECHNOLOGIES
|
8.4%
|
$30,000
|
$44,000
|
$68,000
|
134
|
|
PRE-LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES
|
7.9%
|
$32,000
|
$45,000
|
$69,000
|
91
|
|
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
|
8.8%
|
$32,000
|
$45,000
|
$60,000
|
155
|
|
ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM
|
6.9%
|
$33,000
|
$45,000
|
$71,000
|
81
|
|
FILM VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS
|
7.3%
|
$30,000
|
$45,000
|
$71,000
|
54
|
|
COMMERCIAL ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
|
8.1%
|
$31,000
|
$45,000
|
$69,000
|
21
|
|
HUMANITIES
|
8.4%
|
$30,000
|
$45,000
|
$62,000
|
118
|
|
PHYSICAL FITNESS PARKS RECREATION AND LEISURE
|
4.8%
|
$33,000
|
$45,000
|
$61,000
|
27
|
|
MUSIC
|
5.2%
|
$30,000
|
$45,000
|
$67,000
|
37
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS PSYCHOLOGY
|
10.3%
|
$30,000
|
$45,000
|
$71,000
|
120
|
|
OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES
|
6.4%
|
$32,000
|
$45,000
|
$76,000
|
111
|
|
SOCIOLOGY
|
7.0%
|
$33,000
|
$45,000
|
$67,000
|
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