Care must be taken when interpreting our findings on
the labor market outcomes of recent college graduates across
majors. Because students sort into their chosen field of
study based in part on their ability to complete the required
coursework, not all majors are feasible for every college
student.7 Moreover, graduates with different majors likely differ
in other important ways, such as intelligence, perseverance, or
motivation. Indeed, recent research has shown that graduating
with a math or science major is more difficult than pursuing
other fields of study.8 In addition, the results we present below
represent average outcomes for people within each of the thirteen
majors we analyze. Thus, by definition, some individuals
within each major will have better or worse experiences than
our results would indicate. Nonetheless, examining the typical
experience provides useful insight into the variation in labor
market outcomes that exists for recent college graduates with
different majors.
Care must be taken when interpreting our findings on
the labor market outcomes of recent college graduates across
majors. Because students sort into their chosen field of
study based in part on their ability to complete the required
coursework, not all majors are feasible for every college
student.7 Moreover, graduates with different majors likely differ
in other important ways, such as intelligence, perseverance, or
motivation. Indeed, recent research has shown that graduating
with a math or science major is more difficult than pursuing
other fields of study.8 In addition, the results we present below
represent average outcomes for people within each of the thirteen
majors we analyze. Thus, by definition, some individuals
within each major will have better or worse experiences than
our results would indicate. Nonetheless, examining the typical
experience provides useful insight into the variation in labor
market outcomes that exists for recent college graduates with
different majors.
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