<p>“Engineering is the most popular major at Caltech as well (although of course we don’t just call it “Engineering” but rather break it up into the various disciplines). Well over <em>50%</em> of each Caltech class graduates from the Engineering and Applied Science division. (see, for example: <a href=“http://pr.caltech.edu/commencement/06/bs.pdf[/url]”>http://pr.caltech.edu/commencement/06/bs.pdf</a>) So this is not the explanation for any variation.”</p>
<p>The EAS division at caltech includes a lot of non-engineering fields, such as computer science which is a popular major at HMC. This is another reason comparing major to major PhD earnings rather than a cumulative figure. Even then, its somewhat skewed because I am sure many people didnt even both with PhDs because they got nice offers after graduation, which is a good thing (but drives the number down for both places)</p>
<p>edit- Also on that list, the word engineering popped up 83 times. How many CT graduates were there of that class?</p>