Figure 26.

Median annual salaries of bachelor’s degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009

1 Includes graduates in other fields not separately shown. 2 For 1989–90 graduates, physical sciences are included with mathematics and computer science instead of with biological sciences. 3 Most educators work 9- to 10-month contracts. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Recent College Graduates" survey, 1991; and 2000/01 and 2008/09 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:2000/01 and B&B:08/09).