College Majors and Careers: Job Relatedness and Compensation of 1992–93 and 2007–08 Bachelor's Degree Recipients 4 Years After Graduation (NCES 2018-163)

This Statistics in Brief examines the distribution of college majors between the classes of 1992–93 and 2007–08. The brief also explores how the relatedness of 2007–08 bachelor's degree recipients' jobs to their college major differ from that of 1992–93 bachelor's degree recipients, four years after receiving their bachelor's degrees. Lastly, this brief shows the difference in median annual salaries between 2007–08 bachelor's degree recipients and 1992–93 bachelor's degree recipients.