Most Lucrative Major at Berkeley?

[terenc]

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“Pre-med stuff” if you mean the stereotypical MCB major is not particularly lucrative if you do not get into medical school (and only a small percentage of MCB majors get into medical school).</p>

<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, there is no requirement to major in MCB or any other biology or any other specific major to do pre-med.

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<p>While I’d agree that MCB majors who don’t make it to med school / other professional schools make very little money (avg 40k, as the website says), I think that number underestimates MCB potential earnings. Why? Because it is very, very common for people applying to med school to take a gap year during which they work on their applications, and during which they often work/volunteer. Thus the average is weighted down by these kinds of people.</p>

<p>That being said, CS/EECS/Business majors most likely have better average earnings than MCB majors.</p>