
They were also more likely to have just one full-time job, instead of a part-time job, or even multiple jobs. Pros and cons of STEM majorsĪs for STEM, while there are some colleges, such as Alverno College in Wisconsin, where STEM majors only earn around $35,000, STEM majors make a lot of money for the most part.Ī report by the Department of Education said that STEM majors on average earn $65,000 after graduation. Additionally, they make nearly $40,000 more at their peak earning ages (56-60) than they did directly out of college (21-25).


While it is true that liberal arts majors generally do not make as much as their STEM counterparts right out of college, liberal arts graduates earn $2,000 more than their STEM counterparts at their peak earning ages (56-60), according to the AACU.
