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Johnny2X2X

(24,210 posts)
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 12:49 PM Nov 2025

Everybody has an anecdote about some student with a French poetry degree

But the reality is most degrees are useful in today’s economy.

Here’s the most popular ones right now:
1 Business 375,418 18.6% $71,000
2 Health 263,765 13% $70,000
3 Social sciences and history 151,109 7.4% $70,000
4 Biological and biomedical sciences 131,462 6.5% $71,000
5 Psychology 129,609 6.4% $55,000
6 Engineering 123,017 6.1% $100,000
7 Computer and information sciences 108,503 5.4% $95,000
8 Visual and performing arts 90,241 4.5% $50,000
9 Education 89,410 4.4% $52,000
10 Communication and journalism 86,043 4.3% $60,000
Total All majors 2,015,035 100.0% $92,260 [3]

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