Income by Major

Earned Income of Employed Workers by Undergraduate Major Category

Persons aged 25-34

UG Major Category	% of Workforce	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Agricultural Science	1.1%	$51,066	$17,176	$29,942	$42,053	$59,675	$85,107
Architecture	0.7%	$49,293	$15,614	$31,229	$46,461	$61,948	$80,101
Arts and Humanities	1.4%	$41,821	$12,390	$24,030	$24,030	$52,656	$72,867
Biological Sciences	3.2%	$46,124	$14,886	$26,024	$40,051	$57,253	$80,101
Business and Management	24.2%	$58,400	$20,426	$33,311	$49,966	$70,208	$100,126
Communication Technologies	0.3%	$45,479	$15,019	$26,024	$38,202	$58,073	$81,565
Communications and Media	6.8%	$50,068	$15,614	$29,938	$43,054	$61,948	$87,760
Computer Sciences	4.3%	$68,243	$22,028	$40,181	$61,948	$83,630	$114,505
Construction Services	0.4%	$62,685	$27,065	$45,057	$61,948	$78,072	$98,085
Cosmetology and Culinary Arts	0.2%	$37,019	$10,325	$20,819	$35,104	$48,526	$62,457
Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	2.8%	$46,009	$17,021	$29,037	$41,052	$57,253	$79,113
Education	7.1%	$36,334	$12,906	$25,032	$36,137	$44,761	$54,068
Engineering	6.9%	$72,276	$26,024	$49,559	$68,143	$88,481	$111,382
English Literature and Rhetoric	2.7%	$42,775	$12,015	$23,231	$37,474	$52,863	$76,403
Environmental Sciences	0.7%	$43,390	$13,417	$24,779	$37,169	$54,721	$74,338
Ethnic and Civilization Studies	0.3%	$45,569	$11,357	$23,747	$36,433	$54,068	$83,276
Family and Consumer Sciences	0.9%	$37,461	$11,451	$21,682	$33,311	$46,461	$65,082
Heatlh and Medical Professions	6.6%	$50,395	$18,724	$32,441	$48,526	$62,457	$80,101
History	1.9%	$47,043	$13,422	$25,332	$39,556	$56,786	$82,598
Law and Legal Studies	0.2%	$45,922	$18,217	$26,024	$36,046	$52,048	$80,101
Linguistics and Comparative Language	0.8%	$43,172	$12,390	$24,030	$37,447	$52,048	$77,436
Mathematics and Statistics	0.8%	$63,106	$20,526	$33,865	$50,063	$75,095	$105,133
Multidisciplinary Studies	0.9%	$42,685	$12,015	$23,747	$36,653	$50,591	$72,273
Philosophy and Religious Studies	0.6%	$49,302	$12,491	$24,983	$40,051	$59,334	$82,598
Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure	1.7%	$42,014	$13,835	$24,779	$37,370	$51,624	$70,088
Physical Sciences	1.9%	$51,195	$16,020	$30,038	$44,056	$62,457	$90,114
Psychology	4.3%	$41,717	$12,390	$24,030	$36,137	$51,624	$72,273
Public Administration, Policy, and Services	1.0%	$37,245	$12,491	$24,030	$33,311	$44,396	$62,457
Social Sciences	7.1%	$57,293	$16,020	$30,038	$45,057	$67,662	$100,126
Technology	0.8%	$62,789	$21,327	$38,724	$60,076	$79,113	$104,096
Theology and Religious Vocations	0.5%	$36,757	$12,015	$20,819	$33,042	$46,843	$62,078
Transportation	0.4%	$62,025	$20,025	$36,137	$53,067	$77,436	$107,377
Visual and Performing Arts	6.6%	$42,108	$11,357	$21,682	$36,137	$52,048	$74,594

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Source: American Community Survey, US Bureau of the Census, 2013-15 Survey (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/).

Notes: Earned income figures reflect wages, deferred income, and self-employment income for both full- and part-time workers with a bachelor’s degree only in each category of majors in the US.  Dollar figures for 2013 and 2014 have been adjusted to 2015 dollars.  For additional information about possible full-time salary outcomes after graduation for Purdue University students, visit the Purdue Center for Career Opportunities at https://www.cco.purdue.edu/data or the Back a Boiler Comparison Tool at http://compare.backaboiler.org/.