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1765
N. Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-464-4622
202-464-4600 (fax) |
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Comparison of Undergraduate Salaries to other Majors
and Fields of Study (1994-1997) |
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TOTAL
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Full-Time
1994 Salary in 1997 U.S.
$34,310
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Full-Time
1997 salary
$34,310
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Percent
increase in salary if full time in 1994 and 1997
24.5%
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Bachelor’s
Degree
Major
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Communication/
Journalism
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$22,170
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$32,294
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28.7%
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Education
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$20,443
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$24,543
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18.2%
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Social
Work/Protective Services
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$21,328
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$27,350
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21.7%
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Academic
Fields
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Humanities
and Arts
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$22,359
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$29,630
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25.6%
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Biological/Interdisciplinary
Sciences
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$25,380
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$28,760
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22.4%
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Mathematic/Physical
Sciences
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$25,958
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$31,565
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23.6%
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Social
Sciences
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$23,166
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$33,463
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26.8%
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Other*
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$24,694
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$33,374
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23.4%
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Other includes
agriculture, natural resources, forestry textiles, home economics, law,
library science, science, leisure studies, basic/personal skills,
industrial arts, precision production, and transportation.
Source:
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
1992-93 Baccalaureate Longitudinal study, Second Follow-u(B&B:1993-1997),
Data Analysis System
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