The raw data behind the story "The Economic Guide To Picking A College Major" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-economic-guide-to-picking-a-college-major/.
college_grad_studentsA data frame with 173 rows representing majors (graduate vs nongraduate students) and 22 variables:
Major code, FO1DP in ACS PUMS
Major description
Category of major from Carnevale et al
Total number of people with major
Sample size (unweighted) of full-time, year-round ONLY (used for earnings)
Number employed (ESR == 1 or 2)
Employed at least 50 weeks (WKW == 1) and at least 35 hours (WKHP >= 35)
Number unemployed (ESR == 3)
Unemployed / (Unemployed + Employed)
25th percentile of earnings
Median earnings of full-time, year-round workers
75th percentile of earnings
Total number of people with major
Number employed (ESR == 1 or 2)
Employed at least 50 weeks (WKW == 1) and at least 35 hours (WKHP >= 35)
Number unemployed (ESR == 3)
Unemployed / (Unemployed + Employed)
25th percentile of earnings
Median earnings of full-time, year-round workers
75th percentile of earnings
grad_total / (grad_total + nongrad_total)
(grad_median-nongrad_median)/nongrad_median