College of Humanities (COH)

• Compare median incomes of majors within COH
• English
• Foreign Languages
• Liberal Arts
• Philosophy

We examine only graduates who are currently holding a full-time job. Since older, more experienced, workers typically earn more than their younger counterparts, we have separarated our statistics by age-group.

Bachelors Degree and beyond:

• Men starting a career (age 25-34)
• Men in mid-career (age 35-44)
• Men completing their career (age 45-64)
• Women starting a career (age 25-34)
• Women in mid-career (age 35-44)
• Women completing their career (age 45-64)

• Men starting a career (age 25-34)
• Men in mid-career (age 35-44)
• Men completing their career (age 45-64)
• Women starting a career (age 25-34)
• Women in mid-career (age 35-44)
• Women completing their career (age 45-64)

Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $38,000    $43,376      26424           76      Foreign Languages
          $37,440    $45,197      29922          127      Liberal Arts
          $35,000    $43,222      27181          255      English
          $26,806    $32,251      22738          263      Philosophy

Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $44,408    $54,004      31632          215      Liberal Arts
          $44,000    $54,268      32928          548      English
          $43,000    $50,464      28336          168      Foreign Languages
          $36,400    $45,233      27980          383      Philosophy

Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $59,000    $71,972      40586          194      Liberal Arts
          $49,656    $54,308      29466          178      Foreign Languages
          $48,000    $55,992      32414          466      English
          $36,986    $44,486      29882          448      Philosophy

Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $32,400    $37,684      19830          159      Liberal Arts
          $32,000    $37,284      21015          195      Foreign Languages
          $31,000    $36,535      21282          407      English
          $28,262    $31,284      15865           48      Philosophy

Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $37,098    $42,257      23464          172      Liberal Arts
          $36,800    $42,056      22857          401      Foreign Languages
          $36,676    $40,190      19448          810      English
          $34,150    $39,593      25095           68      Philosophy

Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $39,000    $42,082      20416          260      Foreign Languages
          $39,000    $44,234      23700          135      Liberal Arts
          $38,083    $42,021      22978          620      English
          $33,600    $37,155      22869           65      Philosophy

BA Only: Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $34,276    $40,919      24972          141      English
          $34,000    $41,074      26591           81      Liberal Arts
          $33,100    $37,625      16711           38      Foreign Languages
          $26,000    $28,509      12440          142      Philosophy

BA Only: Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $40,000    $46,917      27734          123      Liberal Arts
          $39,073    $45,557      26566          242      English
          $35,000    $38,669      19009           65      Foreign Languages
          $35,000    $42,083      25563          151      Philosophy

BA Only: Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $47,129    $49,540      29096           64      Foreign Languages
          $46,717    $55,732      31633           71      Liberal Arts
          $42,388    $50,425      31476          150      English
          $30,000    $35,365      23666          129      Philosophy

BA Only: Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $30,025    $34,486      16976          114      Liberal Arts
          $30,000    $32,888      18133          254      English
          $29,950    $32,582      16451          116      Foreign Languages
          $27,462    $28,547      13135           24      Philosophy

BA Only: Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $33,280    $38,095      20565          197      Foreign Languages
          $33,000    $35,527      15951          107      Liberal Arts
          $31,075    $34,823      16319          365      English
          $28,600    $36,702      20090           29      Philosophy

BA Only: Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $36,000    $38,986      21079           71      Liberal Arts
          $34,233    $37,508      20364           94      Foreign Languages
          $30,550    $36,255      21950          246      English
          $28,099    $32,957      22817           30      Philosophy