Thursday, October 8, 2026

Which College Majors Pay Off?

A College-by-College Guide to Which Majors Pay Off, or Don’t
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/07/your-money/college-degree-earnings-guide.html
College is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make. We built a tool to compare earnings of nearly every major at nearly every school in the U.S. 

At Nearly $300,000, Some Recent Duke Graduates Out-Earned All Their Peers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/your-money/duke-math-major-salaries.html
Federal data show Duke math majors earning a bigger median income four years after graduation than any other majors from any school. It’s a small cohort.