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Table 447. | Number, percentage distribution, unemployment rates, and median salaries of 25- to 29-year-old bachelor’s degree holders and percentage of degree holders among all 25- to 29-year-olds, by field of study: 2009 and 2011 |
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Field of study | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25- to 29-year-old bachelor's degree holders | Percent of all 25- to 29-year-olds with degree in specific field | 25- to 29-year-old bachelor's degree holders | Percent of all 25- to 29-year-olds with degree in specific field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number, in thousands | Percentage distribution | Unemploy- ment rate |
Median annual salary | Number, in thousands | Percentage distribution | Unemployment rate | Median annual salary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total, all bachelor's degrees | 6,418 | (30.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.2 | (0.12) | $44,880 | (547) | 29.9 | (0.14) | 6,516 | (32.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 5.3 | (0.11) | $44,800 | (730) | 31.0 | (0.15) | ||||||||||
Agriculture | 59 | (2.9) | 0.9 | (0.04) | 2.2 | ! | (0.85) | 38,970 | (995) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 61 | (3.2) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 3.4 | (0.87) | 42,710 | (1,505) | 0.3 | (0.02) | |||||||||
Architecture | 45 | (2.3) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 9.6 | (1.58) | 45,950 | (1,186) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 49 | (3.2) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 7.7 | (1.43) | 45,540 | (2,024) | 0.2 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Area, ethnic, and civilization studies | 27 | (2.1) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 7.3 | (2.10) | 39,930 | (1,495) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 27 | (2.3) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 8.8 | (2.31) | 43,040 | (3,547) | 0.1 | (0.01) | ||||||||||
Arts, fine and commercial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fine arts | 250 | (6.5) | 3.9 | (0.10) | 8.8 | (0.79) | 35,870 | (889) | 1.2 | (0.03) | 270 | (7.6) | 4.1 | (0.11) | 7.4 | (0.79) | 35,600 | (309) | 1.3 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
Commercial art and graphic design | 96 | (4.9) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 9.2 | (1.22) | 39,940 | (535) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 97 | (3.7) | 1.5 | (0.06) | 6.1 | (0.96) | 40,440 | (363) | 0.5 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business, general | 224 | (6.6) | 3.5 | (0.10) | 5.2 | (0.63) | 45,910 | (1,110) | 1.0 | (0.03) | 230 | (7.2) | 3.5 | (0.11) | 5.3 | (0.72) | 46,710 | (1,410) | 1.1 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Accounting | 184 | (5.9) | 2.9 | (0.09) | 4.4 | (0.63) | 52,840 | (1,428) | 0.9 | (0.03) | 190 | (6.4) | 2.9 | (0.10) | 3.7 | (0.69) | 50,840 | (784) | 0.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Business management and administration | 372 | (8.7) | 5.8 | (0.13) | 5.9 | (0.46) | 43,900 | (1,237) | 1.7 | (0.04) | 350 | (7.9) | 5.4 | (0.12) | 5.9 | (0.66) | 45,450 | (668) | 1.7 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
Marketing and marketing research | 196 | (6.3) | 3.0 | (0.10) | 5.7 | (0.67) | 44,740 | (134) | 0.9 | (0.03) | 199 | (6.3) | 3.1 | (0.10) | 3.6 | (0.53) | 45,170 | (723) | 0.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Finance | 168 | (5.2) | 2.6 | (0.08) | 4.8 | (0.74) | 51,390 | (891) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 178 | (5.1) | 2.7 | (0.08) | 3.7 | (0.65) | 53,340 | (1,478) | 0.8 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Management information systems and statistics | 27 | (2.0) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 5.8 | (1.66) | 55,350 | (2,569) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 25 | (2.1) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 5.2 | ! | (1.64) | 60,460 | (2,372) | 0.1 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Business, other and medical administration | 121 | (5.2) | 1.9 | (0.08) | 4.9 | (0.88) | 45,040 | (1,434) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 133 | (4.5) | 2.0 | (0.07) | 6.2 | (1.21) | 44,490 | (1,758) | 0.6 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Communications and communications technologies | 384 | (8.8) | 6.0 | (0.13) | 5.4 | (0.51) | 39,900 | (62) | 1.8 | (0.04) | 398 | (9.2) | 6.1 | (0.14) | 7.3 | (0.54) | 40,690 | (22) | 1.9 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
Computer and information systems | 259 | (6.2) | 4.0 | (0.09) | 5.2 | (0.64) | 59,030 | (947) | 1.2 | (0.03) | 237 | (6.1) | 3.6 | (0.09) | 5.3 | (0.78) | 60,600 | (318) | 1.1 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Construction/electrical/transportation technologies | 34 | (2.2) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 4.1 | (1.19) | 49,950 | (2,248) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 38 | (2.5) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 7.4 | (1.75) | 51,720 | (3,848) | 0.2 | (0.01) | ||||||||||
Criminal justice and fire protection | 133 | (4.5) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 4.2 | (0.72) | 39,900 | (453) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 136 | (4.7) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 6.9 | (0.95) | 40,650 | (410) | 0.6 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General education | 143 | (4.8) | 2.2 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.63) | 39,180 | (537) | 0.7 | (0.02) | 154 | (6.5) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.86) | 39,610 | (656) | 0.7 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Early childhood education | 41 | (2.5) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 2.8 | ! | (1.00) | 35,230 | (889) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 36 | (2.4) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 3.5 | ! | (1.19) | 36,320 | (1,239) | 0.2 | (0.01) | ||||||||
Elementary education | 192 | (5.2) | 3.0 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.49) | 35,980 | (896) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 166 | (5.2) | 2.5 | (0.08) | 3.7 | (0.56) | 37,500 | (951) | 0.8 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Secondary teacher education | 21 | (1.5) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 3.8 | ! | (1.86) | 38,480 | (958) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 15 | (1.6) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 2.4 | ! | (0.99) | 40,100 | (1,127) | 0.1 | (0.01) | ||||||||
Education, other | 180 | (5.0) | 2.8 | (0.08) | 3.2 | (0.59) | 37,970 | (824) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 183 | (6.2) | 2.8 | (0.09) | 2.8 | (0.47) | 40,380 | (391) | 0.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Engineering and engineering-related fields | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General engineering | 55 | (3.2) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 6.0 | (1.25) | 59,780 | (1,395) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 58 | (3.9) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 2.1 | ! | (0.70) | 60,600 | (1,477) | 0.3 | (0.02) | |||||||||
Chemical engineering | 30 | (2.1) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 3.6 | ! | (1.65) | 64,930 | (3,706) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 24 | (2.1) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 6.0 | (1.65) | 68,480 | (2,990) | 0.1 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Civil engineering | 42 | (2.3) | 0.7 | (0.03) | 4.2 | (1.13) | 57,840 | (1,793) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 50 | (3.5) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 4.7 | (1.09) | 57,110 | (1,555) | 0.2 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Computer engineering | 55 | (2.5) | 0.9 | (0.04) | 4.9 | (1.19) | 59,900 | (1,524) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 50 | (3.0) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 5.6 | ! | (1.88) | 75,700 | (2,059) | 0.2 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Electrical engineering | 95 | (3.3) | 1.5 | (0.05) | 4.3 | (0.90) | 63,580 | (1,522) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 82 | (4.3) | 1.3 | (0.07) | 3.8 | (0.99) | 63,300 | (1,691) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Mechanical engineering | 84 | (3.7) | 1.3 | (0.06) | 5.0 | (0.92) | 61,590 | (1,699) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 89 | (3.8) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 3.1 | (0.88) | 65,230 | (1,320) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Engineering, other | 74 | (3.7) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 4.3 | (0.93) | 58,870 | (931) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 79 | (3.7) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 4.6 | (1.04) | 60,810 | (1,100) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Engineering technologies | 38 | (2.8) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 7.0 | (1.59) | 54,240 | (1,871) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 40 | (2.9) | 0.6 | (0.04) | 4.1 | ! | (1.27) | 50,690 | (1,730) | 0.2 | (0.01) | |||||||||
English language and literature | 200 | (5.3) | 3.1 | (0.08) | 5.7 | (0.77) | 37,960 | (1,050) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 209 | (6.3) | 3.2 | (0.10) | 6.9 | (0.75) | 40,640 | (810) | 1.0 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Family and consumer sciences | 62 | (2.8) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 2.4 | (0.65) | 35,920 | (2,415) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 58 | (3.3) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 2.9 | (0.81) | 38,210 | (963) | 0.3 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Health professions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General medical and health services | 183 | (5.2) | 2.9 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.60) | 49,880 | (1,305) | 0.9 | (0.02) | 208 | (7.0) | 3.2 | (0.10) | 3.6 | (0.56) | 48,590 | (1,207) | 1.0 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Nursing | 164 | (5.2) | 2.6 | (0.08) | 1.5 | (0.34) | 52,890 | (1,753) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 194 | (6.0) | 3.0 | (0.09) | 3.1 | (0.56) | 53,650 | (2,349) | 0.9 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
History | 133 | (4.3) | 2.1 | (0.07) | 7.4 | (0.90) | 39,640 | (737) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 139 | (4.9) | 2.1 | (0.08) | 8.6 | (1.09) | 40,680 | (1,108) | 0.7 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Liberal arts and humanities | 117 | (4.4) | 1.8 | (0.07) | 7.1 | (0.88) | 38,890 | (1,374) | 0.5 | (0.02) | 87 | (3.8) | 1.3 | (0.06) | 6.7 | (1.39) | 37,830 | (1,855) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Linguistics and comparative language and literature | 68 | (3.3) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 5.6 | (1.18) | 39,910 | (795) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 64 | (3.3) | 1.0 | (0.05) | 5.3 | (1.20) | 39,850 | (2,254) | 0.3 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Mathematics | 70 | (3.2) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 4.7 | (1.33) | 49,540 | (909) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 76 | (3.9) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 5.3 | (1.17) | 47,890 | (2,951) | 0.4 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 121 | (4.3) | 1.9 | (0.07) | 5.8 | (0.92) | 42,980 | (1,946) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 56 | (3.3) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 5.9 | (1.16) | 43,370 | (2,333) | 0.3 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Natural sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biology | 354 | (6.8) | 5.5 | (0.10) | 4.5 | (0.52) | 42,300 | (879) | 1.6 | (0.03) | 371 | (7.9) | 5.7 | (0.12) | 4.0 | (0.42) | 42,720 | (1,145) | 1.8 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
Environmental science | 42 | (2.5) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 3.0 | ! | (1.15) | 39,220 | (603) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 35 | (2.3) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 6.1 | (1.56) | 38,280 | (1,487) | 0.2 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Physical sciences | 104 | (4.2) | 1.6 | (0.06) | 4.2 | (0.81) | 44,170 | (433) | 0.5 | (0.02) | 180 | (5.2) | 2.8 | (0.08) | 4.1 | (0.69) | 45,670 | (1,189) | 0.9 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Physical fitness, parks, recreation and leisure | 96 | (3.9) | 1.5 | (0.06) | 5.9 | (0.93) | 39,380 | (350) | 0.4 | (0.02) | 106 | (4.8) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 4.3 | (0.85) | 38,620 | (1,605) | 0.5 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Philosophy and religious studies | 57 | (3.0) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 8.1 | (1.51) | 40,970 | (1,387) | 0.3 | (0.01) | 52 | (2.9) | 0.8 | (0.04) | 7.8 | (1.61) | 40,550 | (710) | 0.2 | (0.01) | ||||||||||
Psychology | 371 | (7.6) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 5.0 | (0.50) | 39,890 | (765) | 1.7 | (0.04) | 388 | (8.2) | 6.0 | (0.12) | 5.4 | (0.50) | 38,880 | (1,090) | 1.8 | (0.04) | ||||||||||
Public administration and public policy | 14 | (1.7) | 0.2 | (0.03) | ‡ | (†) | 52,150 | (4,290) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 11 | (1.3) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 12.5 | ! | (4.25) | 45,320 | (2,914) | 0.1 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Social sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthropology and archeology | 33 | (2.1) | 0.5 | (0.03) | 5.6 | ! | (1.91) | 33,260 | (2,555) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 31 | (2.5) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 5.3 | (1.57) | 37,870 | (2,996) | 0.1 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Economics | 126 | (4.5) | 2.0 | (0.07) | 5.1 | (0.80) | 58,980 | (3,144) | 0.6 | (0.02) | 128 | (5.4) | 2.0 | (0.08) | 5.4 | (0.92) | 55,140 | (1,985) | 0.6 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Geography | 21 | (1.7) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 5.8 | ! | (2.11) | 40,170 | (1,216) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 16 | (1.6) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 6.6 | ! | (2.17) | 45,920 | (5,521) | 0.1 | (0.01) | ||||||||
International relations | 20 | (1.6) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 7.4 | (2.18) | 45,320 | (2,964) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 28 | (2.2) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 7.5 | ! | (2.31) | 45,720 | (3,961) | 0.1 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Political science and government | 167 | (5.2) | 2.6 | (0.08) | 6.6 | (0.85) | 47,480 | (1,034) | 0.8 | (0.02) | 167 | (6.1) | 2.6 | (0.09) | 6.9 | (0.92) | 48,550 | (2,204) | 0.8 | (0.03) | ||||||||||
Sociology | 113 | (3.9) | 1.8 | (0.06) | 5.3 | (0.94) | 38,620 | (1,585) | 0.5 | (0.02) | 109 | (3.9) | 1.7 | (0.06) | 7.4 | (1.03) | 39,590 | (1,426) | 0.5 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous social sciences | 32 | (2.4) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 6.6 | ! | (2.21) | 39,900 | (526) | 0.2 | (0.01) | 36 | (2.5) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 8.0 | (1.53) | 37,440 | (2,816) | 0.2 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Social work and human services | 67 | (3.9) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 4.0 | (0.92) | 34,950 | (1,081) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 66 | (4.0) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 5.6 | (1.39) | 34,750 | (871) | 0.3 | (0.02) | ||||||||||
Theology and religious vocations | 32 | (2.4) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 3.7 | ! | (1.20) | 35,300 | (962) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 34 | (2.8) | 0.5 | (0.04) | ‡ | (†) | 35,530 | (1,587) | 0.2 | (0.01) | |||||||||
Other fields | 22 | (2.2) | 0.3 | (0.03) | 7.2 | ! | (2.59) | 42,760 | (3,817) | 0.1 | (0.01) | 24 | (2.5) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 10.3 | (3.01) | 39,990 | (2,780) | 0.1 | (0.01) |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2009 and 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared January 2013.) |