Table 505.06.

Number and percentage distribution of 25- to 64-year-old bachelor's degree holders, percentage of degree holders among all 25- to 64-year-olds, and unemployment rates and median annual earnings of 25- to 64-year-old bachelor's degree holders, by age group, field of study, and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) status of field: 2019

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Field of study and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) status of field	25- to 64-year-old bachelor's degree holders, total						Percent of all 25- to 64-year-olds with degree in specific field			25- to 64-year-old bachelor's degree holders, by age group
										Unemployment rate for the civilian labor force															Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers1
	Number, in thousands			Percentage distribution						25- to 64-year-olds, total			25- to 34-year-olds			35- to 44-year-olds			45- to 54-year-olds			55- to 64-year-olds			25- to 64-year-olds, total			25- to 34-year-olds			35- to 44-year-olds			45- to 54-year-olds			55- to 64-year-olds
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14
Total, all bachelor's degrees	59,172		(151.1)	100.0		(†)	34.6		(0.08)	2.3		(0.03)	2.5		(0.06)	2.0		(0.05)	2.3		(0.05)	2.6		(0.06)	$73,710		(310)	$58,500		(314)	$78,750		(307)	$85,820		(381)	$85,860		(846)
Agriculture	596		(10.4)	1.0		(0.02)	0.3		(0.01)	1.8		(0.22)	2.3		(0.47)	1.6	!	(0.59)	1.6		(0.49)	1.9		(0.35)	65,640		(951)	54,050		(778)	69,900		(1,821)	80,230		(1,696)	74,350		(3,118)
Architecture	433		(7.5)	0.7		(0.01)	0.3		(0.00)	2.4		(0.37)	1.9		(0.47)	1.3	!	(0.50)	4.1		(1.04)	2.1		(0.60)	80,240		(1,016)	63,180		(1,043)	85,060		(2,144)	91,190		(4,280)	93,210		(2,917)
Area, ethnic, and civilization studies	205		(4.9)	0.3		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	2.5		(0.46)	2.9		(0.81)	3.7		(1.04)	0.6	!	(0.28)	1.8	!	(0.85)	70,080		(1,466)	53,570		(1,576)	77,250		(2,098)	89,500		(3,780)	92,950		(6,133)
Arts, fine and commercial	2,555		(23.3)	4.3		(0.04)	1.5		(0.01)	3.4		(0.17)	3.3		(0.24)	3.3		(0.31)	3.4		(0.32)	4.0		(0.45)	57,530		(620)	48,420		(760)	61,400		(865)	67,730		(676)	63,620		(759)
Fine arts	1,894		(19.3)	3.2		(0.03)	1.1		(0.01)	3.5		(0.18)	3.4		(0.28)	3.4		(0.38)	3.4		(0.42)	3.8		(0.46)	56,500		(539)	45,450		(877)	60,440		(990)	68,240		(477)	64,380		(918)
Commercial art and graphic design	661		(10.8)	1.1		(0.02)	0.4		(0.01)	3.3		(0.27)	3.1		(0.48)	3.0		(0.45)	3.2		(0.64)	4.6		(1.00)	60,370		(959)	50,490		(1,042)	65,340		(2,096)	66,950		(2,655)	63,070		(3,119)
Business	12,610		(51.0)	21.3		(0.07)	7.4		(0.03)	2.4		(0.06)	2.3		(0.13)	2.3		(0.13)	2.3		(0.11)	2.9		(0.13)	77,770		(367)	60,560		(885)	80,740		(681)	88,010		(1,189)	88,820		(1,065)
Business, general	2,658		(23.7)	4.5		(0.04)	1.6		(0.01)	2.7		(0.17)	3.3		(0.36)	2.4		(0.26)	2.4		(0.26)	2.6		(0.28)	77,300		(764)	59,970		(1,245)	80,650		(1,360)	88,120		(1,900)	85,560		(2,089)
Accounting	2,247		(17.5)	3.8		(0.03)	1.3		(0.01)	2.1		(0.12)	1.8		(0.26)	2.1		(0.26)	2.0		(0.19)	2.4		(0.24)	80,620		(702)	65,240		(931)	82,860		(1,201)	90,830		(2,217)	95,600		(2,474)
Business management and administration	3,651		(25.2)	6.2		(0.04)	2.1		(0.01)	2.5		(0.11)	2.1		(0.23)	2.4		(0.26)	2.3		(0.21)	3.0		(0.22)	72,610		(614)	58,470		(832)	75,280		(550)	80,530		(742)	83,770		(687)
Marketing and marketing research	1,328		(14.9)	2.2		(0.02)	0.8		(0.01)	2.7		(0.19)	2.5		(0.39)	2.3		(0.30)	2.3		(0.29)	4.5		(0.58)	75,450		(1,049)	59,720		(764)	80,740		(2,170)	90,410		(1,714)	85,080		(2,020)
Finance	1,328		(14.1)	2.2		(0.02)	0.8		(0.01)	2.4		(0.15)	2.0		(0.36)	2.8		(0.36)	2.3		(0.31)	3.0		(0.42)	92,760		(715)	70,620		(1,011)	100,680		(1,526)	109,870		(2,068)	100,990		(2,504)
Management information systems and     statistics	257		(6.6)	0.4		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	2.8		(0.39)	2.1	!	(0.84)	2.1		(0.61)	3.9		(0.96)	3.4		(0.94)	90,510		(1,628)	69,980		(2,697)	95,490		(2,977)	101,280		(5,618)	96,660		(2,363)
Business, other and medical     administration	1,139		(13.0)	1.9		(0.02)	0.7		(0.01)	2.4		(0.18)	2.1		(0.30)	2.0		(0.32)	2.6		(0.32)	3.4		(0.57)	70,690		(799)	60,130		(923)	80,280		(1,162)	78,310		(830)	79,450		(2,752)
Communications and communications     technologies	2,692		(23.7)	4.5		(0.04)	1.6		(0.01)	3.1		(0.16)	3.2		(0.28)	2.8		(0.24)	3.2		(0.34)	3.7		(0.36)	65,630		(601)	55,270		(482)	74,750		(553)	80,140		(1,308)	75,250		(1,342)
Computer and information sciences	2,367		(18.4)	4.0		(0.03)	1.4		(0.01)	2.8		(0.15)	3.4		(0.27)	2.1		(0.22)	2.6		(0.29)	3.5		(0.48)	95,910		(938)	76,900		(826)	100,270		(1,120)	105,690		(1,848)	101,970		(915)
Construction/electrical/transportation     technologies	315		(6.4)	0.5		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	1.4		(0.30)	1.4	!	(0.61)	1.1	!	(0.48)	1.4	!	(0.59)	2.1	!	(0.76)	90,390		(1,061)	70,590		(1,393)	94,640		(4,238)	100,590		(2,742)	108,090		(5,989)
Criminal justice and fire protection	1,250		(14.9)	2.1		(0.02)	0.7		(0.01)	2.1		(0.16)	1.9		(0.36)	1.4		(0.22)	2.6		(0.40)	3.3		(0.64)	60,260		(541)	50,260		(520)	65,150		(973)	78,080		(1,033)	70,710		(2,754)
Education	5,542		(30.2)	9.4		(0.04)	3.2		(0.02)	1.5		(0.06)	1.2		(0.13)	1.3		(0.16)	1.5		(0.14)	1.8		(0.14)	55,350		(227)	45,430		(409)	56,500		(395)	60,560		(725)	62,040		(878)
General education	1,856		(17.7)	3.1		(0.03)	1.1		(0.01)	1.6		(0.14)	1.3		(0.28)	1.5		(0.30)	1.7		(0.25)	2.0		(0.27)	55,280		(227)	45,430		(724)	56,820		(835)	60,460		(735)	62,770		(669)
Early childhood education	254		(6.0)	0.4		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	2.1		(0.42)	2.3	!	(0.92)	1.8	!	(0.72)	2.3	!	(0.71)	1.9	!	(0.80)	48,260		(1,139)	42,080		(784)	49,960		(1,906)	53,090		(1,722)	50,360		(3,068)
Elementary education	1,504		(16.5)	2.5		(0.03)	0.9		(0.01)	1.3		(0.13)	0.9		(0.23)	1.2		(0.28)	1.5		(0.26)	1.5		(0.23)	52,420		(555)	45,180		(533)	53,220		(696)	59,330		(682)	59,550		(615)
Secondary teacher education	198		(4.9)	0.3		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	1.0		(0.25)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.45)	‡		(†)	1.9	!	(0.63)	60,370		(767)	46,320		(1,618)	58,510		(1,619)	67,130		(1,641)	65,310		(2,337)
Education, other	1,729		(18.8)	2.9		(0.03)	1.0		(0.01)	1.4		(0.12)	1.1		(0.23)	1.3		(0.28)	1.5		(0.24)	1.9		(0.29)	58,500		(747)	46,390		(466)	60,100		(564)	65,330		(690)	65,630		(1,499)
Engineering and engineering-related fields	5,149		(32.7)	8.7		(0.05)	3.0		(0.02)	2.0		(0.09)	2.4		(0.19)	1.2		(0.11)	2.0		(0.17)	2.7		(0.18)	100,980		(645)	80,110		(441)	111,030		(1,037)	121,190		(1,947)	121,040		(1,391)
General engineering	628		(12.8)	1.1		(0.02)	0.4		(0.01)	2.3		(0.25)	2.9		(0.70)	1.0		(0.30)	2.2		(0.49)	3.1		(0.61)	94,990		(1,812)	75,340		(2,072)	99,610		(2,142)	105,550		(2,022)	100,880		(2,556)
Chemical engineering	347		(7.7)	0.6		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	1.4		(0.20)	1.2		(0.32)	0.8	!	(0.33)	1.2	!	(0.37)	2.7		(0.54)	110,120		(1,565)	80,230		(1,778)	120,270		(3,440)	130,620		(5,832)	148,420		(3,645)
Civil engineering	508		(8.7)	0.9		(0.01)	0.3		(0.01)	1.8		(0.25)	2.4		(0.51)	1.1	!	(0.41)	1.3		(0.38)	2.2		(0.50)	98,330		(822)	74,760		(1,066)	100,940		(2,056)	113,350		(3,258)	115,190		(2,710)
Computer engineering	382		(7.6)	0.6		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	2.3		(0.35)	3.1		(0.68)	1.8	!	(0.54)	2.3		(0.64)	‡		(†)	110,790		(2,369)	90,050		(2,366)	120,480		(1,711)	132,580		(4,014)	127,700		(5,376)
Electrical engineering	1,114		(12.7)	1.9		(0.02)	0.7		(0.01)	2.1		(0.19)	2.1		(0.47)	1.5		(0.30)	2.2		(0.36)	2.7		(0.41)	116,760		(2,102)	88,130		(699)	120,090		(1,158)	135,570		(2,042)	127,470		(1,846)
Mechanical engineering	923		(11.1)	1.6		(0.02)	0.5		(0.01)	1.9		(0.19)	2.4		(0.40)	1.1		(0.30)	1.8		(0.37)	2.2		(0.35)	101,840		(2,481)	80,010		(770)	111,110		(2,514)	128,520		(2,042)	123,130		(2,175)
Engineering, other	803		(11.8)	1.4		(0.02)	0.5		(0.01)	2.0		(0.19)	2.0		(0.29)	0.8		(0.23)	2.2		(0.43)	3.3		(0.54)	100,230		(1,056)	79,810		(607)	110,170		(1,161)	120,010		(2,836)	121,000		(3,298)
Engineering technologies	445		(9.4)	0.8		(0.02)	0.3		(0.01)	2.3		(0.32)	2.7		(0.79)	1.0	!	(0.32)	2.5		(0.56)	2.8		(0.52)	87,160		(1,298)	70,170		(1,346)	89,800		(2,329)	98,530		(2,181)	100,110		(1,846)
English language and literature	1,659		(16.7)	2.8		(0.03)	1.0		(0.01)	3.1		(0.18)	3.1		(0.37)	3.0		(0.34)	3.3		(0.37)	3.4		(0.37)	66,570		(492)	50,480		(758)	70,080		(1,085)	80,790		(1,128)	76,050		(2,373)
Family and consumer sciences	471		(7.8)	0.8		(0.01)	0.3		(0.00)	2.2		(0.29)	2.9		(0.61)	1.4	!	(0.42)	2.8		(0.73)	1.7	!	(0.57)	54,880		(963)	45,410		(1,285)	58,820		(964)	63,200		(3,602)	60,380		(2,456)
Health professions	4,730		(27.6)	8.0		(0.05)	2.8		(0.02)	1.7		(0.10)	2.0		(0.19)	1.7		(0.20)	1.3		(0.13)	1.7		(0.16)	75,560		(601)	60,030		(456)	77,430		(444)	85,050		(811)	88,160		(686)
General medical and health services	2,142		(19.2)	3.6		(0.03)	1.3		(0.01)	2.1		(0.16)	2.6		(0.32)	2.2		(0.32)	1.5		(0.18)	2.1		(0.27)	70,700		(786)	55,490		(958)	75,630		(1,301)	85,240		(1,176)	85,660		(2,414)
Nursing	2,588		(19.1)	4.4		(0.03)	1.5		(0.01)	1.4		(0.12)	1.4		(0.21)	1.4		(0.23)	1.2		(0.18)	1.4		(0.20)	75,740		(1,163)	61,940		(791)	78,650		(795)	84,920		(877)	89,560		(782)
History	1,079		(12.5)	1.8		(0.02)	0.6		(0.01)	2.7		(0.22)	3.2		(0.42)	2.4		(0.29)	2.4		(0.38)	2.7		(0.43)	70,650		(1,016)	52,240		(822)	75,380		(1,527)	88,520		(1,250)	90,630		(3,510)
Liberal arts and humanities	770		(12.9)	1.3		(0.02)	0.5		(0.01)	2.2		(0.21)	2.4		(0.54)	2.2		(0.35)	2.2		(0.33)	2.3		(0.61)	62,440		(792)	47,460		(998)	64,860		(1,939)	75,060		(2,090)	75,150		(2,994)
Linguistics and comparative language and     literature	566		(8.9)	1.0		(0.01)	0.3		(0.01)	2.6		(0.29)	2.6		(0.51)	2.8		(0.44)	2.3		(0.55)	2.6		(0.50)	65,580		(976)	52,440		(1,099)	68,490		(1,622)	79,600		(2,653)	75,930		(2,422)
Mathematics	772		(11.7)	1.3		(0.02)	0.5		(0.01)	2.3		(0.27)	2.5		(0.56)	2.1		(0.41)	1.8		(0.44)	3.1		(0.62)	90,740		(1,856)	66,690		(2,401)	95,280		(2,621)	105,830		(3,148)	107,500		(2,309)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies	519		(8.9)	0.9		(0.01)	0.3		(0.01)	2.5		(0.30)	3.0		(0.53)	2.4		(0.52)	2.2		(0.52)	1.6	!	(0.56)	60,590		(942)	53,050		(917)	69,110		(1,526)	72,910		(2,707)	71,880		(4,068)
Natural sciences	5,102		(33.0)	8.6		(0.05)	3.0		(0.02)	2.0		(0.08)	2.3		(0.17)	1.6		(0.17)	1.9		(0.16)	1.9		(0.18)	80,790		(671)	57,280		(722)	90,180		(1,156)	100,710		(1,076)	110,320		(1,217)
Biology	2,972		(25.1)	5.0		(0.04)	1.7		(0.01)	1.8		(0.10)	2.2		(0.21)	1.6		(0.20)	1.4		(0.18)	1.5		(0.24)	80,800		(818)	58,420		(598)	92,190		(1,375)	105,170		(2,189)	116,010		(1,353)
Environmental science	396		(8.5)	0.7		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	2.0		(0.24)	2.0		(0.40)	1.9		(0.54)	2.5		(0.50)	1.8	!	(0.64)	65,510		(905)	50,260		(1,185)	70,670		(2,394)	78,270		(2,458)	85,580		(2,536)
Physical sciences	1,735		(17.1)	2.9		(0.03)	1.0		(0.01)	2.3		(0.16)	2.8		(0.34)	1.6		(0.28)	2.4		(0.34)	2.4		(0.29)	85,790		(1,489)	59,740		(1,036)	90,230		(1,491)	100,940		(1,641)	110,640		(3,040)
Physical fitness, parks, recreation and     leisure	735		(11.3)	1.2		(0.02)	0.4		(0.01)	2.1		(0.22)	2.3		(0.36)	1.1		(0.26)	2.8		(0.60)	2.5	!	(0.81)	59,850		(682)	52,240		(649)	68,740		(1,731)	72,510		(2,176)	59,790		(2,489)
Philosophy and religious studies	371		(6.7)	0.6		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	2.2		(0.28)	1.8		(0.42)	1.7		(0.49)	3.9		(0.78)	1.2	!	(0.39)	69,610		(646)	54,660		(1,619)	73,980		(2,577)	78,420		(2,983)	80,530		(3,219)
Psychology	3,025		(24.1)	5.1		(0.04)	1.8		(0.01)	2.6		(0.11)	2.9		(0.20)	2.2		(0.22)	2.4		(0.22)	2.8		(0.30)	60,600		(1,706)	50,440		(694)	65,470		(946)	74,790		(1,086)	75,680		(1,491)
Public administration and public policy	141		(5.2)	0.2		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	2.1		(0.55)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.0	!	(0.92)	2.1	!	(0.82)	78,600		(1,869)	65,520		(3,143)	76,490		(3,459)	86,750		(4,220)	86,600		(7,175)
Social sciences	4,232		(29.6)	7.2		(0.04)	2.5		(0.02)	2.7		(0.11)	2.8		(0.18)	2.1		(0.19)	2.6		(0.20)	3.4		(0.26)	80,200		(447)	60,470		(750)	85,160		(968)	96,750		(1,740)	95,610		(1,879)
Anthropology and archeology	250		(6.7)	0.4		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	3.2		(0.46)	2.9		(0.70)	2.7		(0.65)	3.5		(1.04)	4.9	!	(1.62)	64,160		(969)	51,190		(1,759)	70,120		(2,694)	72,040		(3,996)	85,010		(4,370)
Economics	1,182		(13.9)	2.0		(0.02)	0.7		(0.01)	2.8		(0.21)	2.4		(0.34)	2.3		(0.46)	3.2		(0.42)	3.8		(0.53)	100,230		(1,246)	74,920		(1,174)	107,270		(2,060)	120,620		(2,877)	110,290		(4,102)
Geography	163		(4.7)	0.3		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	1.8		(0.41)	2.4	!	(0.75)	1.5	!	(0.66)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(0.77)	70,520		(1,704)	54,800		(2,053)	74,920		(3,286)	79,010		(4,626)	86,230		(4,513)
International relations	184		(4.5)	0.3		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	2.2		(0.49)	2.3		(0.68)	2.9	!	(1.28)	1.4	!	(0.66)	2.0	!	(0.94)	84,990		(3,179)	64,720		(2,958)	100,620		(4,193)	116,440		(4,617)	100,740		(11,830)
Political science and government	1,319		(13.7)	2.2		(0.02)	0.8		(0.01)	2.9		(0.18)	3.6		(0.39)	1.8		(0.28)	2.7		(0.35)	3.5		(0.48)	86,720		(1,456)	65,500		(1,238)	90,900		(2,839)	100,880		(1,481)	101,010		(4,480)
Sociology	847		(12.4)	1.4		(0.02)	0.5		(0.01)	2.2		(0.21)	2.1		(0.33)	2.2		(0.42)	2.0		(0.39)	2.8		(0.55)	60,570		(747)	48,470		(877)	66,770		(2,608)	70,670		(2,320)	70,630		(2,707)
Miscellaneous social sciences	287		(6.5)	0.5		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	2.6		(0.40)	3.5		(1.01)	1.7	!	(0.61)	1.9	!	(0.59)	3.6		(1.05)	60,600		(1,647)	50,160		(1,024)	69,800		(2,819)	70,700		(3,033)	70,380		(5,916)
Social work and human services	731		(9.2)	1.2		(0.02)	0.4		(0.01)	2.5		(0.25)	2.6		(0.50)	2.3		(0.50)	2.4		(0.45)	2.6		(0.51)	50,510		(1,522)	44,750		(710)	52,760		(773)	56,480		(1,722)	60,100		(1,787)
Theology and religious vocations	350		(8.2)	0.6		(0.01)	0.2		(0.00)	1.2		(0.27)	0.9	!	(0.45)	1.6	!	(0.60)	1.4	!	(0.54)	0.7	!	(0.25)	52,140		(819)	42,980		(1,504)	57,000		(1,837)	55,390		(2,479)	53,580		(1,728)
Other fields	205		(6.1)	0.3		(0.01)	0.1		(0.00)	2.4		(0.42)	1.4	!	(0.48)	3.9	!	(1.20)	1.6	!	(0.69)	3.1	!	(1.40)	56,210		(1,692)	44,650		(2,184)	64,940		(3,667)	65,200		(2,170)	61,190		(4,809)
STEM status of field2
STEM field	12,994		(51.8)	22.0		(0.07)	7.6		(0.03)	2.2		(0.06)	2.6		(0.11)	1.6		(0.09)	2.1		(0.11)	2.6		(0.13)	95,930		(458)	70,620		(657)	101,010		(758)	112,210		(682)	115,790		(818)
Non-STEM field	46,178		(124.7)	78.0		(0.07)	27.0		(0.07)	2.4		(0.03)	2.4		(0.06)	2.2		(0.05)	2.3		(0.06)	2.6		(0.07)	68,610		(267)	55,450		(210)	72,440		(412)	80,780		(605)	80,470		(420)

†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.

1 Estimates of median annual earnings are restricted to individuals working full time (35 or more hours per week) and year round.

2 STEM fields include biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering and engineering technologies, mathematics and statistics, and physical sciences and science technologies.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population residing within the United States, including both noninstitutionalized persons (e.g., those living in households, college housing, or military housing located within the United States) and institutionalized persons (e.g., those living in prisons, nursing facilities, or other healthcare facilities). The first bachelor’s degree major reported by respondents was used to classify their field of study, even though they were able to report a second bachelor’s degree major and may possess advanced degrees in other fields. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2019. (This table was prepared July 2021.)