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College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM)

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Comparing Incomes within COSAM

 We have ranked the majors within the College of Science and Mathematics by median income in 1993. For students certain that they are interested in the bachelors degree without further education, we present rankings of majors for students whose highest degreee completed was the bachelors. However, many majors prepare students for more advanced degrees so we have also included information on students with a bachelors degree in each field including those who went on to earn more advanced degrees.

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.

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Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for young men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $46,800    $50,258      23178          311      Physics
          $46,000    $50,501      24973          463      Mathematics
          $45,000    $53,060      30921          553      Chemistry
          $42,000    $56,826      37896         1191      Biology/Life Sciences
          $42,000    $45,213      19302          311      Geology
          $40,000    $57,841      39955           99      Zoology
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Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for mid-career men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $62,960    $66,451      27615          413      Physics
          $61,810    $73,974      42130          202      Zoology
          $60,000    $66,837      34146          753      Chemistry
          $54,887    $59,394      26626          784      Mathematics
          $52,000    $67,947      40638         1449      Biology/Life Sciences
          $50,000    $55,609      26374          239      Geology
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Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for older men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $65,000    $72,303      34819          770      Chemistry
          $65,000    $68,818      26270          456      Physics
          $62,175    $73,787      39627          143      Zoology
          $60,000    $72,906      40827          764      Biology/Life Sciences
          $58,000    $61,924      27295          668      Mathematics
          $57,750    $62,778      30867          142      Geology
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Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for young women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $42,000    $44,913      23229          295      Mathematics
          $41,600    $43,388      13533           77      Geology
          $41,548    $43,070      17048           52      Physics
          $39,446    $45,692      26625          254      Chemistry
          $34,810    $42,417      27100          914      Biology/Life Sciences
          $33,000    $41,564      27058           63      Zoology
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Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for mid-career women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $48,950    $51,809      19700           38      Physics
          $47,896    $53,047      26722          187      Chemistry
          $46,000    $50,184      25126          381      Mathematics
          $40,500    $50,286      30038          639      Biology/Life Sciences
          $40,000    $45,275      16996           43      Geology
          $38,000    $53,647      35000           59      Zoology
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Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for older women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $57,502    $59,908      38827           19      Physics
          $45,000    $48,727      24082          227      Mathematics
          $42,650    $47,357      22779          168      Chemistry
          $41,014    $58,567      40680           40      Zoology
          $40,000    $46,622      26020          343      Biology/Life Sciences
          $38,480    $50,744      22842           11      Geology
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BA Only: Men Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for young men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $45,000    $48,665      23892          275      Mathematics
          $44,499    $47,471      22749          126      Physics
          $40,000    $44,534      18104          197      Geology
          $38,700    $41,725      16435          213      Chemistry
          $38,000    $44,969      27735           30      Zoology
          $36,000    $40,342      22104          413      Biology/Life Sciences
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BA Only: Men in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for mid-career men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $57,200    $58,436      23916          121      Physics
          $52,000    $55,456      23581          369      Mathematics
          $46,050    $49,961      21890          271      Chemistry
          $43,512    $47,896      19714          119      Geology
          $41,600    $46,434      23655          505      Biology/Life Sciences
          $39,400    $46,955      22716           63      Zoology
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BA Only: Men Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for older men with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $62,000    $62,249      25343          153      Physics
          $57,746    $59,973      26230          277      Mathematics
          $52,208    $58,632      27317          261      Chemistry
          $52,000    $57,530      30492           67      Geology
          $50,000    $59,760      35590           27      Zoology
          $41,018    $47,961      24882          181      Biology/Life Sciences
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BA Only: Women Starting a career (age 24-34)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for young women with a full time job. 
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    $41,972      20302          180      Mathematics
          $38,000    $41,601      12982           38      Geology
          $34,500    $37,120      16925          131      Chemistry
          $34,000    $36,700      10158           23      Zoology
          $31,616    $34,229      15970          437      Biology/Life Sciences
          $31,200    $37,485      16402           15      Physics
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BA Only: Women in Mid-Career (age 35-44)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for mid-career women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $45,600    $47,190      23088          195      Mathematics
          $42,600    $43,922      17412           83      Chemistry
          $40,000    $51,459      25273            7      Physics
          $38,173    $40,985      18978           16      Geology
          $36,000    $38,245      17579          296      Biology/Life Sciences
          $31,120    $31,053       9846           20      Zoology
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BA Only: Women Completing Their Careers (age 45-64)

The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Science and Mathematics for older women with a full time job. 
Rank by  Median 93  Avg. 1993   Std. Dev.   Number of
Median    Income     Income     93 Income   Observations  Name of Major
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          $41,000    $45,100      23197          105      Mathematics
          $37,240    $42,170      12308            4      Geology
          $36,442    $37,610      14018          163      Biology/Life Sciences
          $35,000    $39,843      21120           71      Chemistry
          $34,690    $45,345      33648           14      Zoology
          $16,390    $39,356      26225            5      Physics
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