Wages for recent college graduates vary across and within fields of study

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Source: Combined 2022 and 2023 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. NOTES: Figure shows the ten most popular majors. Restricted to full-time, year-round workers with a bachelor's degree only ages 22 to 27, excluding those currently enrolled in school. The list of majors from most to least popular (based on the number of adults ages 22 to 27 holding degrees in that field) is: Psychology, Computer Science, General Business, Business Management and Administration, Biology, Communications, Economics, Nursing, Political Science and Government, and Sociology. FROM: PPIC Blog, April 2025. Get the data Embed Download image