Earnings from the Top 10 Most Popular College Majors

EARNINGS FOR THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR MAJORS" Key: % of all majors 25th percentile's eamings (24% earn less, 74% earn more) median eanings (half earn less, half earm more) $0 k 8 % Business Management & Admin. $25k 75th percentile's earnings (74% earn less, 24% earn more) 5% General Business $50k $40k 5% Accounting $58k $75k $40k 4% Nursing $60k $85 k $100 k $43k 3 % Psychology $63k $95k $48k $31k 3% Marketing and Marketing Research $60k $95k 3% Communications $80k $40k $65k 3% Elementary Education $58 $35k 3% Computer Science $50k 2431k $40k $88k 3% Finance $50% $77k OK $50k * There was a tie for last place - not all of those majors that tied are represented. $43k $25 k $75k * Full-time, full-year workers with a terminal Bachelor's. $50k Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce $65k $100 $75k $ 100 6100k Visualized by Explainlt Studios.com explainitatudios