Which university major pays the most?

Here is a set of data that can be used to make your current students feel good about taking Economics and perhaps posting it outside your classroom may even attract a few more!

This interactive set of data from the Wall Street Journal compares the earning power of U.S university graduates with their degree major. The table is presented in alphabetical order to start with but click on the average wage column to resort it and there you have it - economics majors outperform engineering, finance, and I.T majors!

A good question to pose is whether teachers like myself with Economics degrees bring the average up or down - I think I know the answer to that…