Which undergraduate major you choose at Virginia colleges and universities can have tens of thousands of dollars' worth of impact on your early-career earnings, according to a study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. The study, which estimates the return on investment of bachelor's degree programs by school, finds that at VCU, electrical engineering students can make nearly $70,000 more per year than philosophy majors.
By ERIC KOLENICH and SEAN McGOEY
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Students majoring in philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University pay nearly $15,000 annually in tuition bills. But according to a recent analysis, the average graduate still earned minimum wage five years after graduation.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields dominate the highest-earning bachelor's degree programs at Virginia colleges and universities, according to a study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
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A new study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity estimates that the lowest-earning undergraduate degree programs at Virginia colleges and universities come largely from disciplines like English, fine arts and drama — but that VCU philosophy majors earn less than any other students.
Which undergraduate major you choose at Virginia colleges and universities can have tens of thousands of dollars' worth of impact on your early-career earnings, according to a study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. The study, which estimates the return on investment of bachelor's degree programs by school, finds that at VCU, electrical engineering students can make nearly $70,000 more per year than philosophy majors.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields dominate the highest-earning bachelor's degree programs at Virginia colleges and universities, according to a study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
A new study by the nonprofit Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity estimates that the lowest-earning undergraduate degree programs at Virginia colleges and universities come largely from disciplines like English, fine arts and drama — but that VCU philosophy majors earn less than any other students.
