Actuarial science ranked as most valuable college major

For those of you who are wondering, Computer Engineering is 14th, "Mathematics and Computer Science" is 23rd and Computer Science is 30th. If I had to guess, CS has a wider income distribution than many of the higher ranking degrees, which are dominated by engineering degrees (many of which have lower unemployment rates too). The non-STEM degrees that beat out CS (assuming we don't count social sciences) are Finance, Public Policy, Economics, and Agricultural Economics. Cool dataset!

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 11:19 PM UTC

rubatuga wrote: post #2

Where’s computer science?

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Post by dv_dt » Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 11:20 PM UTC

I think I'm most surprised that zoology is ranked second. Wondering how common an occupation that could possibly be?

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Post by hnaccy » Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 11:20 PM UTC

What are all the zoologists doing?

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 11:21 PM UTC

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rubatuga wrote: post #2

Where’s computer science?

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Post by aphextron » Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 11:21 PM UTC

dv_dt wrote: post #7

I think I'm most surprised that zoology is ranked second. Wondering how common an occupation that could possibly be?

It's the number one undergrad degree for veterinarians. Private vet practices in upscale areas are insanely profitable.