<p>“Better than Molecular and Cell Biology” does not mean that good a pay rate for bachelor’s degree graduates in Legal Studies, Media Studies, or American Studies.</p>
<p>Based on your measure, it would appear the Cognitive Science, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Linguistics, Political Economy, and Political Science all do as well as or better than your three example majors, based on the 2010 career survey. Or do you suggest that workload is significantly greater for these majors?</p>
<p>But Applied Mathematics still appears to be the “most efficient” by your measure for any student good at math.</p>