Gender, Salaries and Bachelor’s Degrees
File this under: Data that seems like it might come in handy at some point.
Sociological Images (one of my favorite blogs) has a list of male and female starting salaries broken down by undergraduate major. Women lead the way in 25 majors of the 68 (37%) majors listed: Agricultural science, management information systems, marketing, advertising (by $7,100), computer programming, computer science, computer systems analysis, physical education, aerospace/aeronautical engineering, bioengineering & biomedical, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial technology, industrial engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, mining & mineral engineering, nuclear engineering, petroleum engineering, systems engineering, nursing, clothing/apparel/textile studies and history.
For what it’s wroth the highest differential between male and female starting salaries is in the “other humanities” major, where men make $19,600 more than women.
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I think its also interesting to see how this scales with graduate degrees and as people’s careers progress. Women may lead the way in many of the majors listed here but unfortunately overall they still trail behind men in many industries in terms of salaries and management positions.