The 30 College Majors With Higher Earnings for Black Versus White Graduates

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February 8, 2023 9:29 am

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15. Clinical Psychology
> Median earnings for Black degree-holders: $58,876 (+$6,500 white earnings)
> Median earnings for white degree-holders: $52,376
> Black degree-holders as share of total: 5.6%

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14. Art and Music Education
> Median earnings for Black degree-holders: $41,638 (+$6,535 white earnings)
> Median earnings for white degree-holders: $35,103
> Black degree-holders as share of total: 5.3%

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13. Composition and Rhetoric
> Median earnings for Black degree-holders: $53,155 (+$6,842 white earnings)
> Median earnings for white degree-holders: $46,313
> Black degree-holders as share of total: 6.7%

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12. Medical Technologies Technicians
> Median earnings for Black degree-holders: $59,631 (+$6,975 white earnings)
> Median earnings for white degree-holders: $52,656
> Black degree-holders as share of total: 6.5%

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11. Miscellaneous Fine Arts
> Median earnings for Black degree-holders: $53,959 (+$7,023 white earnings)
> Median earnings for white degree-holders: $46,936
> Black degree-holders as share of total: 5.9%

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