CSU/UC - earnings by major and college system

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<p>I've seen a fair number of arguments about whether college major or college prestige is more important when it comes to earnings. I figured that data should beat anecdotes, and I found this link. Summary: Within each major, grads of the more selective system (UC) earn more, but college major by far accounts for more income variation (eg within each major, UC tends to outearn CSU by 5-10k but a CSU computer engineering grad, on average, outearns a UC drama graduate for over $40,000/year). This shouldn't really surprise anyone, but I thought it might be food for discussion.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/27/3798191/interactive-see-how-long-it-will.html"&gt;http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/27/3798191/interactive-see-how-long-it-will.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It should not surprise anyone, but apparently it does, given the credibility that people give to most of the Payscale ROI rankings that consider colleges as wholes rather than by major.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t take into account that UC CS grads as often are at grad schools then, not earning money, though.</p>

<p>at least the payscale ones I’ve seen don’t. I don’t get what you are saying out of your link, though. Is it the right link?</p>

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<p>Save Berkeley, I don’t think graduating from any of the other UC’s really gives you a leg up in the working world if you’re a humanities major versus a STEM CSU grad. Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona graduates are on par with some of the UC’s.</p>