This statistic shows the median earnings of students in the United States in 2013 as divided by major groups. The median income of Architecture and engineering students in the United States in 2013 was 83,000 U.S. dollars. The median income of social science majors was 60,000 U.S. dollars.
Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Median income in U.S. Dollars
Architecture and engineering
83,000$
Computers, statistics, and mathematics
76,000$
Business
65,000$
Health
65,000$
Physical Science
65,000$
All Majors
61,000$
Social Science
60,000$
Agriculture and natural resources
56,000$
Biology and life sciences
56,000$
Communications and journalism
54,000$
Law and public policy
54,000$
Humanities and liberal arts
52,000$
Industrial arts, consumer services, and recreation
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (May 7, 2015). Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2015). Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Median Income by College Major Groups in The United States in 2013 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Median income by college major groups in the United States in 2013 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, May 7, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225964/median-income-by-college-major-in-the-us/
