<p>Some limitations--only applies to those employed in Va is a big one. But very interesting start on getting more data to students.</p>
<p>WG02:</a> Wages of Graduates, List Programs By Institution</p>
<p>Added to the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html</a> thread.</p>
<p>Note that a few Virginia public universities like Virginia Tech and James Madison already had career survey data on their web sites. But making that information available for all Virginia public universities and community colleges helps a lot more prospective students.</p>
<p>Doing a few quick comparisons I think it is safe to say that the grads from better schools earn more–some times much more-- than those from lower ranked schools in same majors.</p>
<p>thanks for posting this barrons. I scanned the newspaper article briefly this am before heading out to work but didn’t follow it online to read about all of the additional information. </p>
<p>Plan on sharing some of it with my senior daughter who wants to major in history…kind of hope she pays attention to the suggestion from the W&M guy who said if he had to do it again he would pair his history degree with something STEM related. It is hard to not let them follow their passion, but the reality of that choice needs to be considered. I agree this tool is a good start to at least making kids more aware…</p>
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<p>Be careful of assuming that “something STEM related” necessarily produces better job prospects than history. In particular, biology graduates do not do so well. In that survey for University of Virginia graduates, 23% of biology graduates were employed with median pay of $24,856, while 25% of history graduates were employed with median pay of $31,262.</p>
<p>Oh, I would never try to steer her away from history. That is what she loves the most and really enjoys learning. History makes her happy 
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<p>She isn’t necessarily a STEM kind of kid, but I think it might be prudent for her to be open to pairing her love with another field that could be in demand, if she could find one she likes and not be overwhelmed. It is going to take some investigating on her part to see what that may be…not to hijack this thread, but…any suggestions?</p>
<p>The salaries, most of them…whew. I thought my first year teaching salary back in the early eighties was low. Some of these from 2010 are in line with it.</p>
<p>Computer science, math, statistics, and engineering are the usual “STEM fields with good job and career prospects”, although economic and industry cycles can affect the job and career prospects in general or in a major-specific way.</p>
<p>Biology and chemistry are STEM fields, but generally have poor job and career prospects.</p>