MAJOR	# OF MAJORS	EARNINGS (x1,000)						% WORKING IN JOBS
			HIDDEN	MED.	HIDDEN	25TH	HIDDEN	75TH	PART-TIME	NON-COLLEGE	LOW-PAYING	UNEMPLOYMENT
1	Petroleum Eng.	2,339	110	$110	95	$95	125	$125	13	19	10	0
2	Mining & Mineral Eng.	756	75	$75	55	$55	90	$90	23	42	8	0
3	Metallurgical Eng.	856	73	$73	50	$50	105	$105	19	28	0	0
4	Naval Architecture & Marine Eng.	1,258	70	$70	43	$43	80	$80	12	16	0	0
5	Chemical Eng.	32,260	65	$65	50	$50	75	$75	18	20	4	0
6	Nuclear Eng.	2,573	65	$65	50	$50	102	$102	11	37	13	0
7	Actuarial Science	3,777	62	$62	53	$53	72	$72	9	15	9	0
8	Astronomy & Astrophysics	1,792	62	$62	32	$32	109	$109	34	34	14	0
9	Mechanical Eng.	91,227	60	$60	48	$48	70	$70	16	24	4	0
10	Electrical Eng.	81,527	60	$60	45	$45	72	$72	19	19	5	0
11	Computer Eng.	41,542	60	$60	45	$45	75	$75	15	19	3	0
12	Aerospace Eng.	15,058	60	$60	42	$42	70	$70	20	23	3	0
13	Biomedical Eng.	14,955	60	$60	36	$36	70	$70	23	28	8	0
14	Materials Science	4,279	60	$60	39	$39	65	$65	24	13	2	0
15	Eng. Mechanics Physics & Science	4,321	58	$58	25	$25	74	$74	21	28	7	0
16	Biological Eng.	8,925	57	$57	40	$40	76	$76	27	31	8	0
17	Industrial & Manufacturing Eng.	18,968	57	$57	38	$38	67	$67	13	28	4	0
18	General Eng.	61,152	56	$56	36	$36	69	$69	15	30	7	0
19	Architectural Eng.	2,825	54	$54	38	$38	65	$65	13	28	5	0
20	Court Reporting	1,148	54	$54	50	$50	54	$54	22	57	15	0
21	Computer Science	128,319	53	$53	39	$39	70	$70	17	27	5	0
22	Food Science	4,361	53	$53	32	$32	70	$70	30	52	15	0
23	Electrical Eng. Tech.	11,565	52	$52	35	$35	60	$60	20	34	8	0
24	Materials Eng. & Materials Science	2,993	52	$52	35	$35	62	$62	39	14	3	0
25	Mgmt. Information Systems & Statistics	18,713	51	$51	38	$38	60	$60	14	48	4	0
26	Civil Eng.	53,153	50	$50	40	$40	60	$60	21	25	7	0
27	Construction Services	18,498	50	$50	36	$36	60	$60	10	62	4	0
28	Operations Logistics & E-Commerce	11,732	50	$50	40	$40	60	$60	11	71	3	0
29	Misc. Eng.	9,133	50	$50	39	$39	65	$65	20	41	5	0
30	Public Policy	5,978	50	$50	35	$35	70	$70	24	55	7	0
31	Environmental Eng.	4,047	50	$50	42	$42	56	$56	28	29	9	0
32	Eng. Technologies	3,600	50	$50	43	$43	60	$60	23	56	5	0
33	Misc. Fine Arts	3,340	50	$50	25	$25	66	$66	34	71	26	0
34	Geological & Geophysical Eng.	720	50	$50	43	$43	57	$57	19	9	8	0
35	Nursing	209,394	48	$48	39	$39	58	$58	21	15	3	0
36	Finance	174,506	47	$47	35	$35	64	$64	13	67	7	0
37	Economics	139,247	47	$47	35	$35	65	$65	21	59	10	0
38	Business Economics	13,302	46	$46	33	$33	58	$58	16	75	12	0
39	Industrial Production Technologies	4,631	46	$46	35	$35	65	$65	13	64	11	0
40	Nuclear, Industrial Radiology & Biological Technologies	2,116	46	$46	38	$38	53	$53	29	90	7	0
41	Accounting	198,633	45	$45	34	$34	56	$56	15	77	7	0
42	Mathematics	72,397	45	$45	33	$33	60	$60	28	30	8	0
43	Computer & Information Systems	36,698	45	$45	30	$30	60	$60	14	47	6	0
44	Physics	32,142	45	$45	30	$30	68	$68	31	20	7	0
45	Medical Technologies	15,914	45	$45	36	$36	50	$50	19	56	8	0
46	Information Sciences	11,913	45	$45	33	$33	58	$58	14	48	6	0
47	Statistics & Decision Science	6,251	45	$45	27	$27	60	$60	37	34	8	0
48	Applied Mathematics	4,939	45	$45	34	$34	63	$63	25	25	9	0
49	Pharmacology	1,762	45	$45	40	$40	45	$45	45	44	8	0
50	Oceanography	2,418	45	$45	23	$23	50	$50	16	68	11	0
51	Eng. & Industrial Mgmt.	2,906	44	$44	30	$30	50	$50	19	64	12	0
52	Medical Assisting Services	11,123	42	$42	30	$30	65	$65	42	77	14	0
53	Mathematics & Computer Science	609	42	$42	30	$30	78	$78	0	13	4	0
54	Computer Programming & Data Processing	4,168	41	$41	20	$20	46	$46	13	34	8	0
55	Cognitive Science & Biopsychology	3,831	41	$41	20	$20	60	$60	22	40	5	0
56	School Student Counseling	818	41	$41	41	$41	43	$43	18	30	0	0
57	Intl. Relations	28,187	40	$40	31	$31	53	$53	23	59	12	0
58	General Business	234,590	40	$40	30	$30	55	$55	17	77	14	0
59	Architecture	46,420	40	$40	31	$31	50	$50	26	46	12	0
60	Intl. Business	25,894	40	$40	30	$30	50	$50	22	74	15	0
61	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences & Admin.	23,551	40	$40	20	$20	90	$90	30	28	7	0
62	Molecular Biology	18,300	40	$40	29	$29	47	$47	33	30	10	0
63	Misc. Business & Medical Admin.	17,947	40	$40	30	$30	51	$51	20	80	12	0
64	Agriculture Production & Mgmt.	14,240	40	$40	25	$25	50	$50	16	76	11	0
65	General Agriculture	10,399	40	$40	30	$30	50	$50	21	66	9	0
66	Misc. Eng. Technologies	8,804	40	$40	30	$30	56	$56	15	61	5	0
67	Mechanical Eng. Related Technologies	4,790	40	$40	27	$27	52	$52	6	53	10	0
68	Genetics	3,635	40	$40	34	$34	45	$45	32	29	8	0
69	Misc. Social Sciences	3,283	40	$40	30	$30	54	$54	29	69	21	0
70	United States History	3,079	40	$40	30	$30	42	$42	29	67	11	0
71	Industrial & Organizational Psychology	3,014	40	$40	32	$32	53	$53	40	69	12	0
72	Agricultural Economics	2,439	40	$40	27	$27	54	$54	25	63	4	0
73	Physical Sciences	1,436	40	$40	30	$30	55	$55	36	47	23	0
74	Military Technologies	124	40	$40	40	$40	40	$40	0	0	0	0
75	Chemistry	66,530	39	$39	30	$30	50	$50	28	33	9	0
76	Electrical, Mechanical & Precision Technologies	2,435	38	$38	23	$23	45	$45	12	88	4	0
77	Business Mgmt. & Admin.	329,927	38	$38	29	$29	50	$50	17	80	12	0
78	Marketing & Marketing Research	205,211	38	$38	30	$30	50	$50	19	79	16	0
79	Political Science & Government	182,621	38	$38	28	$28	50	$50	27	64	15	0
80	Geography	18,480	38	$38	30	$30	50	$50	33	56	14	0
81	Microbiology	15,232	38	$38	30	$30	50	$50	31	36	13	0
82	Computer Admin. Mgmt. & Security	8,066	38	$38	25	$25	50	$50	14	58	5	0
83	Biochemical Sciences	39,107	37	$37	29	$29	50	$50	33	35	12	0
84	Botany	1,329	37	$37	26	$26	40	$40	15	21	6	0
85	Computer Networking & TeleComm.	7,613	36	$36	27	$27	49	$49	21	53	6	0
86	Geology & Earth Science	10,972	36	$36	28	$28	47	$47	29	36	12	0
87	Human Resources & Personnel Mgmt.	24,497	36	$36	28	$28	45	$45	17	80	9	0
88	Pre-Law & Legal Studies	13,528	36	$36	29	$29	46	$46	31	76	14	0
89	Misc. Health, Medical Professions	13,386	36	$36	23	$23	42	$42	36	40	14	0
90	Public Admin.	5,629	36	$36	23	$23	60	$60	17	72	12	0
91	Geosciences	1,978	36	$36	21	$21	41	$41	22	43	15	0
92	Social Psychology	1,386	36	$36	34	$34	45	$45	34	58	3	0
93	Environmental Science	25,965	36	$36	25	$25	40	$40	29	55	15	0
94	Comm.	213,996	35	$35	27	$27	45	$45	25	71	15	0
95	Criminal Justice & Fire Protection	152,824	35	$35	26	$26	45	$45	23	78	15	0
96	Commercial Art & Graphic Design	103,480	35	$35	25	$25	45	$45	27	50	18	0
97	Journalism	72,619	35	$35	26	$26	43	$43	24	53	14	0
98	Multi-Disciplinary Or General Science	62,052	35	$35	24	$24	50	$50	26	55	12	0
99	Advertising & Public Relations	53,162	35	$35	27	$27	47	$47	22	70	16	0
100	Area Ethnic & Civilization Studies	31,195	35	$35	25	$25	44	$44	34	58	15	0
101	Special Needs Education	28,739	35	$35	32	$32	42	$42	19	16	5	0
102	Physiology	22,060	35	$35	20	$20	50	$50	38	51	15	0
103	Criminology	19,879	35	$35	25	$25	45	$45	25	76	12	0
104	Nutrition Sciences	18,909	35	$35	26	$26	45	$45	41	46	19	0
105	Health & Medical Administrative Services	18,109	35	$35	27	$27	42	$42	20	77	9	0
106	Comm. Technologies	18,035	35	$35	25	$25	45	$45	28	66	17	0
107	Transportation Sciences & Technologies	15,150	35	$35	22	$22	52	$52	18	57	5	0
108	Natural Resources Mgmt.	13,773	35	$35	25	$25	42	$42	20	57	12	0
109	Neuroscience	13,663	35	$35	30	$30	44	$44	28	29	10	0
110	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	12,296	35	$35	25	$25	44	$44	28	43	11	0
111	Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	4,043	35	$35	28	$28	50	$50	33	42	7	0
112	Forestry	3,607	35	$35	29	$29	48	$48	26	61	11	0
113	Soil Science	685	35	$35	19	$19	44	$44	27	29	0	0
114	General Education	143,718	34	$34	26	$26	41	$41	23	28	10	0
115	History	141,951	34	$34	25	$25	47	$47	32	61	16	0
116	French, German, Latin & Other Common Languages	48,246	34	$34	25	$25	45	$45	33	55	14	0
117	Intercultural & Intl. Studies	24,650	34	$34	24	$24	45	$45	36	68	17	0
118	Education, Social Science Or History	20,198	34	$34	23	$23	42	$42	27	34	10	0
119	Community & Public Health	19,735	34	$34	21	$21	45	$45	39	59	13	0
120	Education, Mathematics	14,237	34	$34	30	$30	40	$40	17	16	6	0
121	Educational Admin. & Supervision	804	34	$34	29	$29	35	$35	0	37	16	0
122	Health & Medical Preparatory Programs	12,740	34	$34	23	$23	40	$40	44	54	16	0
123	Misc. Biology	10,706	34	$34	23	$23	48	$48	30	39	6	0
124	Biology	280,709	33	$33	24	$24	45	$45	33	48	16	0
125	Sociology	115,433	33	$33	25	$25	44	$44	29	63	15	0
126	Mass Media	52,824	33	$33	25	$25	45	$45	27	66	14	0
127	Treatment Therapy Professions	48,491	33	$33	24	$24	41	$41	29	40	12	0
128	Hospitality Mgmt.	43,647	33	$33	25	$25	42	$42	19	91	25	0
129	Language & Drama Education	30,471	33	$33	24	$24	40	$40	25	28	11	0
130	Linguistics & Comparative Language & Literature	16,601	33	$33	25	$25	40	$40	36	58	19	0
131	Misc. Education	10,150	33	$33	30	$30	45	$45	23	32	8	0
132	Interdisciplinary Social Sciences	9,916	33	$33	24	$24	40	$40	33	60	20	0
133	Ecology	9,154	33	$33	23	$23	42	$42	33	59	13	0
134	Secondary Teacher Education	17,125	33	$33	25	$25	38	$38	23	28	9	0
135	General Medical & Health Services	33,599	32	$32	25	$25	45	$45	38	58	16	0
136	Philosophy & Religious Studies	54,814	32	$32	23	$23	47	$47	35	58	20	0
137	Art & Music Education	34,181	32	$32	25	$25	40	$40	29	28	9	0
138	English Language & Literature	194,673	32	$32	23	$23	41	$41	34	55	18	0
139	Elementary Education	170,862	32	$32	23	$23	38	$38	24	25	8	0
140	Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation & Leisure	125,074	32	$32	24	$24	43	$43	33	70	16	0
141	Liberal Arts	71,369	32	$32	25	$25	42	$42	31	61	16	0
142	Film, Video & Photographic Arts	38,761	32	$32	22	$22	42	$42	36	74	19	0
143	General Social Sciences	12,920	32	$32	27	$27	50	$50	31	57	17	0
144	Plant Science & Agronomy	7,416	32	$32	23	$23	40	$40	18	63	19	0
145	Education, Science & Computer	6,483	32	$32	28	$28	39	$39	20	21	11	0
146	Psychology	393,735	32	$32	24	$24	41	$41	33	53	16	0
147	Music	60,633	31	$31	22	$22	42	$42	46	68	19	0
148	Education, Physical & Health	28,213	31	$31	24	$24	40	$40	27	42	9	0
149	Art History & Criticism	21,030	31	$31	23	$23	40	$40	32	65	19	0
150	Fine Arts	74,440	31	$31	21	$21	41	$41	36	61	20	0
151	Family & Consumer Sciences	58,001	30	$30	23	$23	40	$40	30	49	11	0
152	Social Work	53,552	30	$30	25	$25	35	$35	28	34	10	0
153	Animal Sciences	21,573	30	$30	22	$22	40	$40	27	64	12	0
154	Visual & Performing Arts	16,250	30	$30	22	$22	40	$40	43	66	22	0
155	Teacher Education: Multiple Levels	14,443	30	$30	24	$24	37	$37	16	15	6	0
156	Misc. Psychology	9,628	30	$30	21	$21	40	$40	38	57	22	0
157	Human Services & Community Organization	9,374	30	$30	24	$24	35	$35	27	61	9	0
158	Humanities	6,652	30	$30	20	$20	49	$49	38	74	23	0
159	Theology & Religious Vocations	30,207	29	$29	22	$22	38	$38	33	55	14	0
160	Studio Arts	16,977	29	$29	19	$19	38	$38	35	69	26	0
161	Cosmetology Services & Culinary Arts	10,510	29	$29	20	$20	36	$36	21	93	37	0
162	Misc. Agriculture	1,488	29	$29	23	$23	42	$42	23	56	2	0
163	Anthropology & Archeology	38,844	28	$28	20	$20	38	$38	42	63	23	0
164	Comm. Disorders Sciences & Services	38,279	28	$28	20	$20	40	$40	41	32	17	0
165	Early Childhood Education	37,589	28	$28	21	$21	35	$35	20	25	9	0
166	Other Foreign Languages	11,204	28	$28	23	$23	38	$38	41	61	16	0
167	Drama & Theater Arts	43,249	27	$27	19	$19	35	$35	39	78	31	0
168	Composition & Rhetoric	18,953	27	$27	20	$20	35	$35	40	63	23	0
169	Zoology	8,409	26	$26	20	$20	39	$39	30	52	12	0
170	Educational Psychology	2,854	25	$25	24	$24	34	$34	24	29	4	0
171	Clinical Psychology	2,838	25	$25	25	$25	40	$40	27	47	30	0
172	Counseling Psychology	4,626	23	$23	19	$19	26	$26	23	34	8	0
173	Library Science	1,098	22	$22	20	$20	22	$22	29	54	26	0