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Humanities Liberal Arts
Humanities Liberal Arts
This group includes the following majors: nthropology and Archeology A rea, Ethnic, and A Civilization Studies rt History and Criticism A omposition and Speech C nglish Language and E Literature rench, German, Latin, and F Other Common Foreign Language Studies istory H
Humanities and Liberal Arts
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Humanities and Liberal Arts make up 9.7 percent of all majors. Median earnings for those with only a Bachelors degree who majored in Humanities and Liberal Arts are $47,000.1 These majors have a gender imbalance: 58 percent of people in these majors are women and 42 percent are men. However, women with these majors make, in the aggregate, $43,000, which is $7,000 less than men. The racial makeup of these majors, on average, is 80 percent White, 7 percent Asian, 6 percent African-American, 6 percent Hispanic, and 1 percent Other Races.2 Earnings for Asians ($44,000), African-Americans ($44,000), Hispanics ($42,000), and Other Races ($42,000) are somewhat lower than the median earnings of $48,000 for Whites. There is considerable earnings variation among the majors that make up this group. The major with the lowest median earnings is Theology and Religious Vocations, while the highest is United States History. Earnings in Humanities and Liberal Arts as a whole vary widely, with the 25th percentile earning $32,000 and the 75th percentile earning $70,000 a difference of $38,000.
About 41 percent of people with these majors obtain a graduate degree and, as a result, get an average earnings boost of 48 percent. Of people who majored in Humanities and Liberal Arts, 18 percent work in Managerial, 15 percent in Office, and 14 percent in Sales occupations. By industry, 15 percent work in Education Services, 11 percent in Professional Services, and 10 percent in Financial Services. Of those with these majors who are in the labor force and employed, 80 percent work full-time. About 7 percent are unemployed.
All of the earnings data presented here is on fulltime, full-year workers with a Bachelors degree only. Due to rounding, these may not add to 100 percent.
57,000
United States History 50,000 Art History and Criticism 50,000 History 48,000 Other Foreign Languages 48,000 English Language and Literature 48,000 Liberal Arts 48,000 Humanities Humanities and Liberal Arts 48,000 Philosophy and Religious Studies * Full-time, full-year workers with a terminal Bachelors.
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A re a Civi , Ethn i liza tion c, and Stud ies A rt and History Crit icism
Hum and anitie s Maj Libera or G l Art roup s Ant and hropolo A rc heo gy logy
ALL
POPULARITY OF MAJORS
Total Bachelors % of All Majors
3,287,782 100
125,427 4
92,012 3
80,235 2
67,336 2
185,943 6
70,000 38,000
66,000 36,000
70,000 38,000
70,000 35,000
65,000 33,000
68,000 35,000
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44
35
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WORK STATUS*
Full-time (%) Part-time (%) 80 20 78 22 74 26 76 24 80 20 76 24
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PERCENT EMPLOYED**
Employed (%) 93 94 92 91 93 95
The ACS data are best used to discuss distributional characteristics of the underlying population. However, we also include the number of degree holders to provide the reader with an order of magnitude sense of the number of people with this major. * Full-time, full-year workers with a terminal Bachelors. ** Of people in the labor force.
Fre Lati nch, Ge Co n, and rma Lanmmon F Othen, gua ore r ge S ign tudi es
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POPULARITY OF MAJORS
595,216 18 40,063 1 46,333 1 637,288 19 58,617 2 48,403 1 178,822 5 191,715 6 15,299 <0.5
77,000 43,000
67,000 32,000
73,000 43,000
70,000 37,000
70,000 40,000
73,000 43,000
75,000 43,000
52,000 25,000
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47
44
53
38
60
35
59
42
45
69
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WORK STATUS*
84 16 77 23 78 22 82 18 70 30 78 22 80 20 81 19 83 17
PERCENT EMPLOYED**
93 91 93 94 90 91 92 96 90
The ACS data are best used to discuss distributional characteristics of the underlying population. However, we also include the number of degree holders to provide the reader with an order of magnitude sense of the number of people with this major. * Full-time, full-year workers with a terminal Bachelors. ** Of people in the labor force.
The Reli ology a giou nd s Vo cati ons Uni Hist ted Sta tes ory
85,000 48,000 50
Hist ory
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A re a Civi , Ethn i liza tion c, and Stud ies A rt and History Crit icism
Hum and anitie s Maj Libera or G l Art roup s Ant and hropolo A rc heo gy logy
GENDER
GENDER COMPOSITION OF MAJORS
Percent Female Percent Male
58 42
61 39
70 30
85 15
60 40
EARNINGS BY GENDER*
Female Median Earnings Male Median Earnings Difference 43,000 50,000 7,000 40,000 52,000 12,000 42,000 49,000 7,000 45,000 52,000 7,000 42,000 50,000 8,000 42,000 56,000 14,000
Are a Civi , Ethn i liza tion c, and Stud ies Art and History Crit icism
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EARNINGS BY GENDER*
40,000 55,000 15,000 46,000 50,000 4,000 42,000 55,000 13,000 42,000 54,000 12,000 38,000 52,000 14,000 40,000 50,000 10,000 42,000 50,000 8,000 33,000 40,000 7,000
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* Full-time, full-year workers with a terminal Bachelors. l Sample size was too small to be statistically valid.
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73 8 10 8
75 3 9 11
75 7 9 8
65 7 12 16
67 3 3 26
82 6 4 7
79 12 5 4
75 12 11 2
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The Reli ology a giou nd s Vo cati ons Uni Hist ted Sta tes ory
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32,000
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Hum and anitie s Maj Libera or G l Art roup s Ant and hropolo Arc heo gy logy Are a Civi , Ethn i liza tion c, and Stud ies Art and History Crit icism Com and positio Spe n ech Eng and lish Lan Lite g ratu uage re Ant and hropolo A rc heo gy logy
A re a Civi , Ethn i liza tion c, and Stud ies A rt and History Crit icism
65,000 71,000
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Earnings at the 25th Percentile Earnings at the 75th Percentile Median Earnings for Humanities and Liberal Arts Major Group as a Whole
Obtain graduate degree (%) Did not obtain graduate degree (%)
Hist
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Hist ory
67,000
35,000
37
Hum anit
73,000
30,000
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47 30,000 44
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Un Histited Sta ory tes
53 38 50
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Earnings at the 25th Percentile Earnings at the 75th Percentile Median Earnings for Humanities and Liberal Arts Major Group as a Whole
Obtain graduate degree (%) Did not obtain graduate degree (%)
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Humanities and Liberal Arts Major Group Anthropology and Archeology Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies Art History and Criticism Composition and Speech English Language and Literature French, German, Latin, and Other Common Foreign Language Studies History Humanities Intercultural and International Studies Liberal Arts Linguistics and Comparative Language and Literature Other Foreign Languages Philosophy and Religious Studies Theology and Religious Vocations United States History
MGMT (18) OFF (17) MGMT (20) SALES (21) ARTS (17) MGMT (20)
OFF (15) SALES (13) OFF (15) OFF (20) MGMT (16) OFF (15)
SALES (14) MGMT (12) SALES (10) MGMT (18) EDU (14) SALES (13)
EDU (11) EDU (8) EDU (9) ARTS (8) OFF (12) EDU (11)
ARTS (6) BUS (7) COMM (8) BUS (7) SALES (10) ARTS (10)
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Humanities and Liberal Arts Major Group Anthropology and Archeology Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies Art History and Criticism Composition and Speech English Language and Literature French, German, Latin, and Other Common Foreign Language Studies History Humanities Intercultural and International Studies Liberal Arts Linguistics and Comparative Language and Literature Other Foreign Languages Philosophy and Religious Studies Theology and Religious Vocations United States History
EDU (15) PROF (15) EDU (14) RETL (18) EDU (18) EDU (17)
PROF (11) RETL (11) HS (14) PROF (13) INFO (13) PROF (12)
FIN (10) HS (11) FIN (10) ARTS (8) PROF (10) INFO (10)
RETL (9) EDU (9) PROF (9) EDU (7) RETL (8) FIN (10)
Industry Abbreviations: Administrative Services = ADMN Agriculture = AG Arts = ARTS Construction = CON Education Services = EDU Financial Services = FIN
Food Service = FS Health Services = HS Information = INFO Management Services = MGMT Manufacturing (durable) = MAN-d Manufacturing (non-durable) = MAN-nd
Mining = MNG Other Service = OS Professional Services = PROF Public Administration = PUB Real Estate = RE Retail Trade = RETL Sales = SALES
Social Science = SS Transportation = TRAN Utilities = UTIL Wholesale Trade (durable) = WHLS-d Wholesale Trade (non-durable) = WHLS-nd