The 10 majors with the least income for American college students five years after graduation

[February 26, 2023](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Xia Yu) A recent study in the United States hasgraduate from universityfive yearsincomeThe highest and lowest majors are ranked, inTop 10 highest paying majorsAmong them, eight are engineering majors.while inincomeMany of the lowest majors are liberal arts or education majors.

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according toFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkAn analysis of theology and religion graduates who majored ingraduate from universityfive-year averageannual salaryfor $36,000. They were followed by majors in family and consumer sciences, social services, psychology, performing arts, and leisure and hospitality, all of which earned less than $40,000 five years after graduation.

The following is a list of early career post-college career (five years after graduation), based on data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of February 10, 2023:annual salaryThe ten with the lowest mediancollege majorand its annual salary.

Theology and religion: $36,000
Social services: $37,000
Family and consumer sciences: $37,000
Psychology: $37,400
Leisure and hospitality: $38,000
Performing arts: $39,000
Early childhood education: $40,000
Elementary education: $40,000
Special education: $40,000
Miscellaneous education: $40,000

The median annual salary of college students in the United States is $46,500 five years after graduation, and the ten majors mentioned above are $6,500 or more lower than the average.

While teachers tend to have great job security, summer vacations and pensions, they are largely paid by the state government, which has not kept pace with inflation over the years, CNBC reported. Likewise, theology majors often work in modestly paid educational jobs.

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By contrast, the highest-paying majors are all in STEM fields, an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM jobs are in high demand, as such jobs are expected to grow at twice the rate of non-STEM jobs through 2031. Most of the 10 highest-paying majors five years out of college are engineering. Chemical engineers top the list with a median annual salary of $75,000.

Later in the careers of these STEM majors, the pay gap nearly doubles. Graduates of the lowest-earning majors earned a median annual mid-career salary of less than $60,000, while graduates of the highest-earning majors earned more than six figures.

The following are the ten lowest-paying majors and their median annual salaries for college students in the middle of their careers (ages 35-45).

Early childhood education: $43,000
Elementary education: $48,000
General education: $51,000
Theology and religion: $52,000
Social services: $52,000
Special education: $52,000
Secondary education: $52,000
Miscellaneous education: $56,000
Family and consumer sciences: $60,000
Leisure and hospitality: $60,000

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Graduates of early childhood education majors earn the lowest mid-career salaries, earning an average annual salary of $43,000, just $3,000 more than they earned just out of college.

Data for this study was compiled from the 2021 U.S. Census report, the most recent data available. Specifically, the data is based on college graduates who are working full-time, have only a bachelor’s degree, and are between the ages of 22 and 27. Data for mid-career graduates is based on 35- to 45-year-olds who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. ◇

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