This statistic shows the 10 college majors for which African American bachelor's degree graduates had the highest median earnings between 2010 and 2014. The average earnings of African Americans who held a bachelor's degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and administration was 84 thousand U.S. dollars per year.
Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014
(in U.S. dollars)
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (February 9, 2016). Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2016). Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Top 10 Majors for Median Earnings of African American Graduates in The United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Top 10 majors for median earnings of African American graduates in the United States between 2010 and 2014 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, February 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642270/highest-earning-bachelor-s-degrees-for-african-americans-in-the-us/