대학 교육의 실질적인 효과는? 미국의 경우에도 고졸자보다는 대졸자가 평균 연봉이 높은 것이 사실이고, 게다가 그것도 좋은 대학을 나오고, 공학이나 첨단 학문 분야를 전공해야 높은 연봉이 보장된다고 하니 우리나라(또는 세계 모든 나라)와 다를 바가 없는 듯.
The top 20 colleges for mid-career pay:
1. Princeton University: $189,400 (tie)
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $189,400 (tie)
3. United States Naval Academy: $181,500
4. Harvey Mudd College: $179,600
5. Stanford University: $177,500
6. Babson College: $175,200
7. Colgate University: $173,800
8. Dartmouth College: $173,300
9. Santa Clara University: $173,100
10. University of Pennsylvania: $171,800
11. Harvard University: $171,400
12. United States Military Academy: $171,000
13. Williams College: $169,200
14. Stevens Institute of Technology: $168,700
15. California Institute of Technology: $168,600
16. Yale University: $168,300
17. Lehigh University: $168,200
18. Claremont McKenna College: $167,000 (tie):
18. University of Berkeley, California: $167,000 (tie) [University of California, Berkeley]
20. United States Air Force Academy: $166,100
Top and bottom 10 majors by income at mid-career
Top 10:
1. Petroleum Engineering: $212,500
2. Operations Research & Industrial Engineering: $191,800
3. Interaction Design: $173,600
4. Applied Economics and Management: $164,400
5. Building Science: $163,100
6. Actuarial Mathematics: $160,000 (tie)
6. Operations Research: $160,000 (tie)
8. Systems Engineering: $159,100
9. Optical Science & Engineering: $158,300
10. Information & Computer Science: $157,800
Bottom 10:
1. Early Childhood & Elementary Education: $56,500
2. Outdoor Education: $55,200
3. Baking & Pastry Arts: $54,900
4. Mental health: $52,900
5. Child & Family Studies: $52,700
6. Equine Studies: $52,500
7. Addictions Counseling: $52,200
8. Nonprofit Administration: $52,100
9. Early Childhood Education: $50,600
10. Metalsmithing: $44,900