Education - What is your bachelor's degree worth?

EDUCATION Illl %24 WHAT IS YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE WORTH? FACULTY GROUP COMPARISON Graduates from the Business ANNUAL EARNINGS AFTER GRADUATION faculty have the highest earnings 10 years after graduation, with a mean annual earnings of: 30% Comparison of mean annual earnings in each faculty group, 1 year after graduation and 10 years after graduation.' More than the average of all faculty groups. $96,100 + $120,000 LEGEND $100,000 1 Year After Graduation Humanities Engineering and Computer Sciences 10 Years After Graduation $80,000 21% 13% $60,000 Other 10% SHARE OF ТОTAL EARNINGS $40,000 Math and Natural Sciences 12% $20,000 15% Business 12% $0 17% Social Sciences Health Other Health Engineering and Social Sciences Comparison of first year mean annual earnings of each faculty group to the total earnings of the graduating class.? Natural Sciences GENDER COMPARISON MALE VS FEMALE PAY GAP Comparison of mean annual earnings between male and female over 10 years after graduation.? $100,000 $90,000 $80,000 ... $70,000 THE AVERAGE PAY GAP GENDER PAY GẶP IS $60,000 25% When a MALE, 10 years after graduation makes... $50,000 ..a FEMALE, 10 years after graduation, from the same faculty makes... $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $1.00 $0.96 $0.78 $0.82 $0.76 $0.78 $0 1 2 3 6 7 4 8 10 Years After Graduation Business Engineering and Computer Sciences Humanities Other Social Sciences BOOM BUST COMPARISON DOTCOM MARKET CRASH GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS Four years after the DotCom market crash, graduates from the Engineering and Computer Sciences experienced the highest drop in first year earnings of: LEGEND $80,000 $70,000 -- Business •..• Health $60,000 .... Social Sciences $50,000 Math and Natural Sciences $40,000 Engineering and Computer Sciences $30,000 -36% Humanities $20,000 1999 2000 2001 Other 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Comparison of first year earnings of each faculty group over time 2010 2011 NOTE 'Data based on mean earnings of graduates that graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 2 Data based on mean earnings of graduates that graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1998 SOURCE: Finnie, R., Childs, S., Pavlic, D., & Jevtovic, N. (2014). How Much Do University Graduates Earn (Research Brief No. 3). Retrieved from http://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/irpe-epri/eng/index.asp a avenircREATIVE Business Computer S9 an Humanities Math and