Majors in college for the top 1% earners

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Majors in college for the top 1% earners

Postby tncaver » Jan 24, 2012 6:39 pm

Surprising data. I wonder if the WNS biologists fall into this category.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-1-ear ... 26283.html

Undergraduate Degree / Total / % Who Are 1 Percenters / Share of All 1 Percenters
Health and Medical Preparatory Programs 142,345 11.8% 0.9%
Economics 1,237,863 8.2% 5.4%
Biochemical Sciences 193,769 7.2% 0.7%
Zoology 159,935 6.9% 0.6%
Biology 1,864,666 6.7% 6.6%
International Relations 146,781 6.7% 0.5%
Political Science and Government 1,427,224 6.2% 4.7%
Physiology 98,181 6.0% 0.3%
Art History and Criticism 137,357 5.9% 0.4%
Chemistry 780,783 5.7% 2.4%
Molecular Biology 64,951 5.6% 0.2%
Area, Ethnic and Civilization Studies 184,906 5.2% 0.5%
Finance 1,071,812 4.8% 2.7%
History 1,351,368 4.7% 3.3%
Business Economics 108,146 4.6% 0.3%
Miscellaneous Psychology 61,257 4.3% 0.1%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 448,095 4.3% 1.0%
Microbiology 147,954 4.2% 0.3%
Chemical Engineering 347,959 4.1% 0.8%
Physics 346,455 4.1% 0.7%
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration 334,016 3.9% 0.7%
Accounting 2,296,601 3.9% 4.7%
Mathematics 840,137 3.9% 1.7%
English Language and Literature 1,938,988 3.8% 3.8%
Miscellaneous Biology 52,895 3.7% 0.1%
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Re: Majors in college for the top 1% earners

Postby wyandottecaver » Jan 24, 2012 7:25 pm

Nope.

every single -ology in that list is a pre-med student or psychologist.
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Re: Majors in college for the top 1% earners

Postby tncaver » Jan 24, 2012 8:23 pm

I didn't make the list, I just asked the question. And NOPE is probably way too simple an answer because many advanced degrees begin
with one of those lesser degrees mentioned above.
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