Long-term earnings by college major

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@Data10

Such positions are more the exception than the rule. The overwhelming majority of new grads at selective colleges who take high salary finance positions do not go into the listed fields, and the overwhelming majority of new grads at selective colleges with CS degrees choose more traditional “software engineering” positions, rather than the listed fields.

Yes, these positions aren’t meant for the English or history majors, or even economics majors from the Ivies or the like. They aren’t for the run-of-the-mill CS majors either.